Modern Library 100 Best Novels

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 character, Humbert Humbert, and his inconspicuous doppelganger. Nabokov is one of the forefront literary parody writers to have

In Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Humbert has control over Lolita at first because he was the authoritative figure but as the book goes on and the more Lolita became deceitful, he became crazier because of the power she has over his sexual desires. Nabokov uses a strategy to let Humbert tell his own story to sympathize with him in order not to seem like he has pedophilic endeavors, but then Nabokov twists the plot around and shows the monster he really is. Nabokov didn’t realize the impact this book

Symbolism is used in different ways in both the novels, ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ and I have explored the ways in which two different authors have used this literary feature to enhance meaning behind their novels. Fitzgerald uses colour imagery throughout ‘The Great Gatsby’, especially using the colour white which cleverly changes meaning as the story progresses. When the reader is first introduced to both Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker, they are first described as being

A man of many talents, Vladimir Nabokov is known not only for his controversial work Lolita, he was also an avid lepidopterist – in particular, butterflies. There is no doubt that when penning Lolita’s character, Nabokov imprinted several butterfly characteristics on her. This essay however does not seek to investigate the parallels between Lolita and the metamorphosis of a butterfly. Rather, it takes the road less travelled and examines the parallels between Nabokov and Humbert Humbert, not as a

At first glance, one might find it difficult to draw comparisons between the two protagonists: James Gatsby, from The Great Gatsby, and Humbert Humbert, from Lolita. Gatsby’s is the tragic story of a self-made man who built himself an empire for a woman who would never love him. Humbert Humbert, on the other hand, is a manipulative and witty pervert who lusts after the vulgar nymphet, Lolita. Both men are extremely similar in one key aspect, however. Both Gatsby and Humbert have idealized an encounter

reason or another. Sometimes, however, censored literature proves to be the most insightful and most original. Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita has been subject to criticism and censorship since its first publication in 1955. Critics constantly degrade the novel as repulsive and an endorsement of pedophilia. Although Lolita was censored for its sexual and obscene content, the characterization of protagonist Humbert Humbert proves it to be just as appropriate as other literature. Critics support Lolita’s

perspective of one character whose narration seems to be shaped by his own values and temperament. What is Nick Carraway like, what does he value, and how do his character and his values matter to our understanding of the action of the novel? 2. Early in the novel, Nick says of Gatsby that he “turned out all right at the end” (p.2) Later, however, after he tells Gatsby “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together” (154) he abruptly calls this “the only compliment I ever gave him because I disapproved

Martinez Hannah Garcia Michael AML 2020 18 December 2014 The Three Common Men Three important characters of different literatures all share the same ideal. Jay Gatsby, Willy Loman and Holden Caulfield animate in the past and share the different ideas of society. Although Gatsby and Loman fail to achieve the self-realization and ideals of the real world, Caulfield wants to protect children and keep them from seeing the ugliness of the world. The Great Gatsby is told by Nick Carraway, who narrates

Paul Minnesota.Fitzgerald. In the 1917 he dropped out of the U.S. army. Fitzgerald wrote his first novel called The Romantic Egotist. Fitzgerald also was a second lieutenant infantry assigned to camp Sheridan. He fell in love with an 18- year girl named Zelda Sayre. He wanted to get a good career to convince Zelda to marry him. Few months later he Quit his job and went to St.Paul to rewrite his novel. The Great Gatsby was written by Fitzgerald in 1925. Fitzgerald got inspired by the book he wrote

Scott Fitzgerald 's, “The Great Gatsby”, is used to teach us the prime example of the American experience or the American dream. On the other hand, J.D Salinger 's book, “The Catcher in the Rye”, is generally about the story of a young boy, losing innocence and trying to keep children from falling off of this metaphorical cliff, or in reality, losing their innocence. While these two stories may seem drastically different from each other, they both share a deeper meaning. Throughout both of these