Alisson is no Lolita. Her story is not what one might have read/heard of Lolita. The only connection is that this was one of the hooks her teacher dropped.
But this doesn't mean her memoir is any less shocking. Its a sad truth that so many young people (boys/girls) fall victim to the predatory practices of people whom they look as a role model, a friend, a family member or a teacher. This not only betrays the innocence in that belief but scars the victims for life.
The most common negative question is why these youngsters don't come out of such toxic situations. There is no exact answer but it takes a lot of support from everyone else to come out of it, and unfortunately, a lot of people don't get it when they need it the most.
Of course, young age makes you feel in control, rash or even over confident which is why the line that comes in the end (when the writer sees other teenagers of her age) is that even an 18-19 year old person is just a kid who is starting in life, and needs a lot of guidance and support from everyone.
Lolita was never a romantic novel. It was always a crime story irrespective of what any readers draws from it. The egg and chicken situation of what inspires what between the society and fiction is an old discussion. So, censor is never going to help but raise a kind of awareness where people have the mental faculty of judging right from wrong, and everyone gets a big enough support system in friends/family to pull through such situations.
Peace
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