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    one thing that is clear is that Kinbote does in fact resemble a part of John Shade and by knowing this, we can understand better why Shade does feel empathetic towards Kinbote. Citations: Nabokov, Vladimir, Pale Fire (New York: Vintage, 1989) Lolita - The Story of a Cover Girl: Vladimir Nabokov's Novel in Art and

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    Lolita Quotes

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    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

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    Humbert Vs Lolita

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    However, The audience will find out that Lolita shares many similarities compared to Humbert’s many associates. Humbert speaks about the events regarding The Enchanted Hunter in that, "My life was handled by little Lo in an energetic, matter-of-fact manner as if it were an insensate gadget unconnected with me" (Nabokov, 133). Humbert refers to Lolita as if she is a child playing with a toy. Humbert failed to see that Lolita has now learned how pleasure men sexually and found it to be somewhat acceptable

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    Paradox In Lolita

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    The Paradoxical Nature of the Tragicomedy Lolita Vladimir Nabokov was an avid user of paradox and parody in many of his works, both English and Russian. His use of these elements, combined with his eclectic thinking and exploration of taboo or illicit behaviors, like pedophilia, led Nabokov to create the astonishingly influential and historically groundbreaking novel Lolita. Nabokov’s novel Lolita creates a paradoxical and satirical aura, filled with the pseudo-morality of the narrator and main

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    The author’s narrative point of views portrayed in The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley and in Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov influences the reader’s response and interpretation in different ways. While in The Go-Between, the story is narrated by the child-victim Leo Colston, and in Lolita the narrator is Humbert Humbert, the adult stepfather who sexually and emotionally abuses Lolita. This essay will summarize the different points of views by both narrators and how the reader response to and interprets these

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    how a child can easily lose their innocence. Lewis Carroll’s, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland follows a young girl who disappears down a rabbit hole, to find herself amongst a place filled with bizarre and wonderful adventures. Vladimir Nabokov’s, Lolita is a fictional memoir, following the life of a man with a disturbed lust for young girls. Carroll and Nabokov, similarly write their novels with a semi-autobiographical tone incorporating aspects of their own lives into characters and events that

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    subject: the relationship between a middle-aged literature professor and a young girl called Lolita. The story is filled with sexual overtones and motifs. 'Lolita' quickly attained a classic status. It has also been adapted several times into films and for the stage. When in 1962 the cinematic genius Stanley Kubrick moved Lolita to the silver screen, a question arose "How did they ever make a movie of Lolita"? That question would remain, having even made its way to Lolita's movie posters. The screenplay

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    Lolita Pedophile

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    between one’s freedom of choice and a disease that can be cured or eased. To grasp the controversy and the impact of psychology and the society, Lolita is an essential piece of literature that demonstrates the real-life application of an example in mental illness and how the society characterize the patients that affects the group as a whole. From Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, the theme of mental illness and social values is introduced in three main aspects:

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    Humbert And Lolita

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    asks her husband if he is able to follow what she is trying to say. Humbert managed to convince her that he is Lolita’s true father which completely removes any suspicions on what he plans to do with Lolita. If Humbert failed to convince her, they might have questioned who should take custody of Lolita thus ending Humbert’s plans. Seeing that Humbert can convince others of untruthful things there is no guarantee in the legitimacy of what he tells the reader. Making it difficult for readers to believe

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    significant theme in Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Humbert Humbert, being a very intellectual individual, analyzes art to a degree that is merely disturbing, but provides the audience with direct insight to his emotions and experiences with his beloved Lolita. Throughout the text, he uses art in many ways, especially to describe his perversion towards his beloved. Humbert uses art to justify his sexual attraction towards Lolita and its immortality to benefit him in ways that his lust for Lolita cannot. To

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