hey, I wanted to ask you which movies and books would you recommend me to check out that have an age gap really defined, my example is lolita, this is for an essay I'm going to write about how the media romanticizes age gaps and how it influences us.
Of course! Here are a few recs (Disclaimer: My goal isn't to romanticize the topic in any way!!) (TW: Gr00ming and ped0phil!a):
♡ Tampa by Alissa Nutting: It tells the story of a middle school teacher called Celeste Price from her perspective and how she grooms and molests a young male student of hers. it's actually refered to as the gender-bend version of Lolita
♡ As Summers Die by Winston Groom: Set in the South, this novel involves a romance between a young man called Willie Croft and an older woman, exploring themes of love, race, and societal expectations
♡ The End of Alice by A. M. Homes: The story is narrated mostly by a middle-aged pedophile and child killer who is serving a life sentence. He receives correspondence from a 19-year-old girl who plans to seduce a 12-year-old neighborhood boy. The child killer encourages her and gives her tips on grooming children.
♡ May December 2023 movie: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance between a 36 year old teacher and her 13 year old student, a married couple buckle under the pressure when a Hollywood actress meets them to do research for a film about their past.
♡ Hard Candy 2005 movie: Hayley is a precocious teenager who goes to a coffee shop to meet Jeff, the photographer she met on the internet. Jeff thinks he is in for a real treat, but Hayley plays a trick on him. After drugging Jeff and tying him down, Hayley reveals that she knows Jeff preys on teenage girls, and she has a plan to wring a confession from him.
♡ Priscilla 2023 movie: When 14 year old Priscilla Beaulieu meets 24 year old Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a rock superstar. Elvis quickly shows interest in Priscilla, and they start dating casually, despite her parents' concerns about their age difference and his celebrity status.
I'm sorry for the late reply, I'm in my finals week, hope this helps though and that your essay goes well ♡