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The picture of persuasion Vladimir Nabokov paints throughout Lolita cues the reader through its language, stylistic devices of repetition, metaphor and alliteration. This passage is no exception as the readers is thrown into a pool of ambiguity, left to their own devices and the seduction of Humbert Humbert to discern what is right or wrong? Worthy of forgiveness? Is Charlotte’s death Humbert’s fault? There are no clear answers and this is precisely what makes good literature what makes Lo lee…

In Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov writes about the filthy relationship between Lolita, a young girl, and Humbert Humbert, her pedophilic stepfather, and the lasting effect it has on both of them. Nabokov adopts a shameful tone in order to convey unhealthy obsession can cause major changes in one’s perception of reality. This excerpt demonstrates that this novel uses first person narrator. This author uses this narrator to reveal the theme that unhealthy obsession can cause major changes in one’s…

Daniel Cho 8/3/15 AP Literature Two Minds Think A Like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye have two similar characters, Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield, who have faced similar obstacles, the lack of love. The two protagonists tried to gain attention from others, which they suffered from negative effects. The negativity had taken a huge affect on them because the characters became delusional to what reality. The outcome wouldn’t have happened if these two protagonists were just willingly…