Additionally, the article discusses the “Kinsey Reports,” which disputed the concept of sexual innocence in adolescent girls and married women, to show the cultural context surrounding women’s sexualities at the time (Goldman 95). Ultimately, Goldman comes to the conclusion that Lolita, like the “Kinsey Reports”, aims to challenge societal notions of female innocence by positioning Dolores’ sexually behavior a normal part of development rather than a rather than a sign of amorality, as the unreliable
Additionally, the article discusses the “Kinsey Reports,” which disputed the concept of sexual innocence in adolescent girls and married women, to show the cultural context surrounding women’s sexualities at the time (Goldman 95). Ultimately, Goldman comes to the conclusion that Lolita, like the “Kinsey Reports”, aims to challenge societal notions of female innocence by positioning Dolores’ sexually behavior a normal part of development rather than a rather than a sign of amorality, as the unreliable