Dolores Haze is still a victim even though she wasn’t a virgin.
Dolores Haze is still a victim even though she began the sexual relationship.
Dolores Haze is still a victim even though she used sex as currency.
Dolores Haze was a child with a crush.
She experimented sexually before, but it was different because it was two children.
She was not old enough to make any decisions.
She was not old enough to have sex with a grown man.
She turned to fantasizing about him in an innocent crush to avoid her hateful mother.
Then, when her mother died she only had Humbert to turn to.
She was completely trapped.
Constantly on the road, she could only develop a strong bond with her abuser.
Remember that Humbert would beat her.
He would keep her from her childhood experiences including school events.
He would steal money from her so she couldn’t run away.
He made her terrified of police finding out because she was told her life would be even worse.
Dolores Haze would sob every night.
Dolores Haze actively tried to escape every chance she could.
Dolores Haze is not “Lolita”.
Dolores Haze is Dolores Haze, and she is a victim of sexual abuse.
