Meaning of the Work as a Whole
Hello and welcome to my fifth (and final!😔) post! In this post, as I mentioned last time, I'm going to be talking about the meaning of Lolita as a whole and the things I was able to take away from reading it, both of which I've had plenty of time to think about since I finished the book a little over a week ago. Hey, I don't need to do any plot summary this time! That makes a nice change. I think there are several things that the reader can take away from reading Lolita ; I know I certainly did. This book exposed me to very new and twisted ideas of love that I have never really thought about or considered before. For example, the fact that your own expectations and attractions in love could stem from a childhood experience, as Humbert's own perceptions of love came from his own relationship with Annabel. Also, even though the circumstances are very different, Lolita also reminded me of love's numerous toxic aspects. Humbert, though his narrative told the reade...