The narrator and protagonist of Lolita, Humbert is a European scholar with an obsessive love for nymphets, or young, seductive girls. He feels traumatized by his interrupted childhood love for Annabel Leigh, and finds her replacement only in Lolita. He is handsome, erudite, and a profoundly gifted linguist who cajoles the jury - his readers - with ...
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The narrator and protagonist of Lolita, Humbert is a European scholar with an obsessive love for nymphets, or young, seductive girls. He feels traumatized by his interrupted childhood love for Annabel Leigh, and finds her replacement only in Lolita. He is handsome, erudite, and a profoundly gifted linguist who cajoles the jury - his readers - with his beautiful prose. Humbert usually gets his way, satisfying his desires for sex and violence. His intense love for Lolita often overlooks her decidedly un-nymphet-like coarseness and immaturity.
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