Old school ketchup bottles used to be made out of glass and the cap had to be twisted off. As we all know, twist caps can be hard to get off. The new modern ketchup bottle has a flip cap. This advertisement is saying the new cap is so easy, even a woman can do it.Women have always been perceived as weak and have become belittled. Children are also belittled, even in today's society. Lolita is a girl and a child. She is perceived as vulnerable to Humbert's pedophelia.
The 1950's and 60's had great love for cars. The car culture was very important to this time period. Humbert had an obsession with travel so he decided to take Lolita on a road trip to keep Lolita interested.
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Lolita Soundtrack:
When I think of Lolita, I think of the legendary Lana Del Rey. Though this soundtrack section is not dedicated to the queen herself, I give props to Lana for giving us listeners and fans a modern day take on Lolita. Baby Face by Art Mooney "You've got the cutest little baby face." This song is very childlike. Art Mooney repeatedly expresses his love for his "baby-faced" partner. We discovered that Humbert has pedophilia tendencies hint... he is obsessed with 12 year old Lolita. Lollipop by The Chordettes Sticking with the child-like theme, Lollipop by the Chordettes is a song about how sweet the singer's partner is. Lolita being so young she has an innocent ego, lollipops are also innocent and are often paired with children. "But lollipop is mine," shouts that what's mine is mine and Humbert would claim that his Lolita is his. He is obsessed with "his" Lolita. Let Me Go Lover by Joan Weber In Let Me Go Lover, singer Joan Weber tells a story of how the person she is in love with is toxic to her. "I was cursed from the first day I found you." In those lyrics I think we can sort out the fact that Lolita was "cursed" by Humbert. He almost trapped her and she fell into his sick game. Lolita in the news:
Nabokov researched the Colt Revolver. It holds significance because Humbert used a Colt Revolver to murder Quilty. Humbert committed sex kidnap practically. There has been so many real life cases of sex kidnapping. It is sad because in today's society this is still an issue in America today. |