Lolita was a novel written by Vladimir Nabokov and published in 1955. This is the derivative of the term nymphet (nymphette being the other spelling), to describe a sexually attractive girl barely in her teens or a young woman. Other names used to describe this trope include waif, dollete, American lolita, or coquette. In the novel, an illusion created in the mind of Humbert Humbert used to justify his predatory actions towards Dolores Haze, thought to be a young woman who purposefully pursues and manipulates older men into sexual situations, the direct opposite of Nabokov's original intentions of depicting Dolores. This has been taken by young women who wish to infantilize themselves due to the trope's aesthetic surrounding femininity, tragedy, and burgeoning sexuality. Contemporary pop culture involved a lot of content relating to teenage girls' shedding of childhood and being involved in risque behavior, with the duality being highly romantic and exciting, but also traumatic and dangerous. Its associations are tragic love, new sexual experiences, rebellion, drug use, toxic relationships, intense friendships, and self-destructive behaviors, which
are ultimately harmful to those wishing to envelop themselves in the aesthetic.
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Infantilization
Non-FictionAn essay or extended writing about the infantilization of women and related topics, inluding it's effect on media and trends. Not finished and will have more updates.
