Dr. Humbert and Destitute Dolly
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Dr. Humbert and Destitute Dolly Kaitlyn mentioned how Part 2 attacks psychology, and I completely agree. I felt this most strongly in chapter 1, when H.H. uses Dolores’ natural resistance to being kidnapped and raped against her: “I am not a criminal sexual psychopath taking indecent liberties with a child. The rapist was Charlie Holmes; […]
Dr. Humbert and Destitute Dolly
Tags: Dolores, Humbert Humbert, Lolita, power, prostitution, psychology
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The Magic in the Forest (or in the Trees)
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
The Magic in the Forest (or in the Trees) Lolita is disturbing – when I actually step back and think about it: A man who falls deeply, madly in love with a young girl, never really notices that at times she is unwilling to stay with him, and objectifies her, never troubling to learn about […]
The Magic in the Forest (or in the Trees)
Tags: language, promiscuity, psychiatry, psychology
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More Foucault
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
The third of Foucault “strategic unities” (103) for knowledge and power over and about sex is “a socialization of procreative behavior” (104) for partners in relationships. The socialization is, in essence, all the factors “brought to bear on the fertility of couples” (104-105). This is a discussion worth bringing into the present, and into present […]
More Foucault
Tags: discourse, eugenics, homosexuality, psychology
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