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IB Extended Essay English A1 To what extent does Vladimir Nabokov use Humbert as a character to convey a greater meaning within the reader’s initial perception of the book Lolita? Candidate name: Rodrigo Pessoa de Queiroz Davies Candidate number: School: Aiglon College Supervisor: Jonathan Bayntun Word Count: Abstract This essay explores the connection between communicator strategy and also the strategy and defence of the storyteller at intervals the book

The Business of Crime by Humbert S. Nelli The Business of Crime: Italians and Syndicate Crime in the United States, written by Humbert S. Nelli, contains the history of Italian criminal organizations in the New World, between 1880 and 1930. The book is divided into three main parts. The first chapter, From Italy's South to America's South, contains the political, social, economic, and cultural background of Italians before they entered in the New World. Also, it describes the beginning of criminal

sexually mature young girl.” Nymphets are what Humbert Humbert desires and wants control over. Through artful alliteration, Vladimir Nabokov disguises the power struggle of sex and love and abuse between a twelve-year-old girl and forty-year-old man. In this essay, I will analyze the ways that Humbert Humbert uses his agency to control Dolores Haze and how she uses what little agency she has to control Humbert. The novel introduces Humbert Humbert, as a man with charm and sophistication equal to

novel's narrator, Humbert Humbert, and the novel's namesake, Lolita, as an extended metaphor to showcase the system's inherent exploitive nature in a way that shocks the reader out of their false consciousness, by making the former a man in the position of power - a repulsive, manipulative pedophile — and the latter a young female victim — as well as a spoiled, vapid, unruly child. Each is to the other nothing more than a commodity — Lolita being the perfect consumer and Humbert Humbert being a man of

It was late evening when Humbert parked in front of the house. The real estate agent was waiting for him on the lawn. Humbert got out of his car and walked over to the man. The dry ground crunched as Humbert stepped on it. He also noticed that all the crickets sounded far away. The whole place seemed kind of off and different than the rest of the nice town he had just driven through. “Hello, I’m Humbert Smith,” he introduced himself to the real estate agent. Humbert glanced down at the agent’s

In the novel Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov we see our two main characters Lolita and Humbert Humbert have an inappropriate relationship with one another and very few things in common, but one thing they do have in common that is consistent throughout the novel is that they are both victims of alienation and exile. Nabokov himself was an exile from his home country of Russia and never really settled down permanently after leaving. He ended up dying alone in a hotel in Switzerland. The theme of alienation

Then there is Lolita, nymphet Lolita with whom Humbert is so madly infatuated. His “love” of Dolores Haze is nothing more than a sick obsession that grows out of control, crossing boundaries that did not even exist prior to the pedophilic relationship. Immediately, it is evident that Lolita is nothing more than a more serious version of his past wives, as “little Lo” is the closet to a nymphet Humbert has been since Annabel. His lust and love for Lolita is nothing more than a mere recreation of his

Secondly, her sexual affair with Humbert occurs during a period when Lolita is isolated from familiar people and places. She is alone except for her stepfather, who is sexually attracted to her. Thirdly, Lolita is too young to understand the implication of the relationship she shares with Humbert. She resents Humbert's severity, yet she usually accepts their sexual relationship for what it is. She seems unaware that sexual affairs can be different and that under the right circumstances and at the

readers have questions Nabakov’s character after reading this story. As Humbert claims in the story that he toyed with the doctors and nurses when he was institutionalized, he toys with us, the readers, and makes very convincing arguments for our sympathies. His nature is very controlling, mocking and delusional as it appears through his lyrical narration. While he does this, many readers who dive into the life of Humbert Humbert see him as an honest narrator who never denies his inexcusable actions

Lolita Major Characters Humbert Humbert is the narrator and protagonist of the novel, and he is a European scholar who is overly attracted to nymphets. This obsession stems from meeting Annabel in Europe, as Humbert is traumatized after his childhood love’s life is cut short. He is a handsome man who is capable of writing in beautiful prose to his audience. Early on in the novel, Lolita seems to be attracted to Humbert, even occasionally competing with her mother for his love. Over time, she becomes