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An Interpretation of Nabokov's Recognition of America Throughout Lolita
Lolita is a tale of chronic molestation. The book written, by Vladimir Nabokov, originates in France where a young Humbert Humbert experiences his first love, Annabel, who dies at the tender age of thirteen from typhus. Humbert's first sexual encounter with the young girl sparks a passion that dictates the remainder of his life. From her death forth, Humbert searches incessantly to recapture Annabel's essence of youth and beauty, or her "nymphet-like" qualities. Throughout his first marriage to Valerie, his many mistresses, and a second marriage to Claudia Haze, Humbert remains a slave to the idea of possessing another nymphet. Finally, he finds exactly what he is looking for, he finds Lolita.
Dolores Haze is a beautiful, slender girl of all but twelve years. After divorcing his first wife and immigrating to America, Humbert rents out a room in...
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