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    Effects of Sexual Gratification in Kate Elizabeth Russell’s MY Dark Vanessa through the Theory of Luring Communication
    (UMT Lahore, 2021) Sania Naseer
    The aim of this research is to investigate the concept of pedophilia and sexual gratification of adults in teenage girls, through the lens of Elizabeth Russell’s novel My Dark Vanessa. The work is analyzed by using Luring communication theory’ which is used to enable the readers to understand the predators strategies of approaching, isolating and grooming the child in order to prepare their potential victims to agree on the sexual contact. The following theory uncovers the communicative strategies of entrapment used by the predators to lure their victims into ongoing sexual relationship. Also, Erickson’s psychosocial development theory focuses on the imbalance personality traits of characters that are leading to identity crisis in My Dark Vanessa and continuous traumatic stress disorder (CTSD). As, Erickson’s theory purposes eight stages of development which every human experiences from infancy to their late adulthood. Succession of each development task, results in person’s healthy personality and strong identity.Though, failure in psychosocial development leads to the feelings of inadequency which made Vanessa, a slave of Strane. The research is based on the psychological transition in Jacob Strane’s character, about his sexual preferences and consideration would be based on the aspects of child grooming methods used by of the protagonist under the lens of ‘child sexual abuse’.