▁a ▁woman ' s ▁v ag ina . ▁However , ▁this ▁interpretation ▁la cks ▁cor ro bor ating ▁evidence : ▁the ▁term ▁" f anny " ▁is ▁first ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁mean ▁female ▁gen ital ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁and ▁no ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁dictionary ▁defines ▁" f anny " ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁Dis ability ▁▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁when ▁F anny ▁is ▁with ▁Louis a , ▁they ▁come ▁across ▁a ▁boy ▁nick named ▁" Good - n ature d ▁Dick " ▁who ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁some ▁mental ▁dis ability / hand ic ap . ▁Louis a ▁brings ▁the ▁boy ▁in ▁anyway , ▁as ▁Dick ' s ▁function ing ▁physical ▁state ▁su pers edes ▁his ▁poor ▁mental ▁one . ▁This ▁scene ▁also ▁leads ▁into ▁an ▁issue ▁within ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁ra pe ▁( for ▁both ▁Dick ▁and ▁Louis a ) ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁possible ▁label ▁of ▁ra pe ▁is ▁removed ▁by ▁resistance ▁transition ing ▁into ▁pleasure . ▁ ▁Bild ungs rom an ▁▁ ▁One ▁scholar , ▁David ▁McC ra cken , ▁writes ▁about ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁as ▁a ▁bild ungs rom an . ▁Her ▁sexual ▁development ▁contains ▁three ▁life ▁stages : ▁innoc ence , ▁experiment ation , ▁and ▁experience . ▁McC ra cken ▁specifically ▁addresses ▁how ▁F anny ' s ▁word ▁se lections ▁on ▁describing ▁the ▁ph all us ▁change ▁throughout ▁the ▁stages . ▁F anny ▁sees ▁the ▁ph all us ▁as ▁both ▁an ▁object ▁of ▁terror