Lolita By Vladimir Nabokov A Pedophile

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Certain concepts have proven too controversial to be put in literature and exposed to the world. Pedophilia and statutory rape are among those ideas, both of which are found in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita”. On first glances it may seem like low class smut, however upon a closer look “Lolita” exposes a sophisticated love story between two complex, moral less characters. Humbert Humbert, a pedophile addicted to the beauty of nymphets, and Dolares. While Humbert may seem like an great european scholar he is actually a revolting, desperate , and manipulative man.
Humbert has a very dangerous and illegal love for underage girls. In order to fulfill his cravings he has learned how to manipulate both family and complete strangers through his words.

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