Thursday, April 22, 2010

Lolita

I have been finishing up Lolita, and have found it to be a disturbingly comical book that kept my attention the entire time. Humberts narrative uses wry observations and witty word play to add to the entertainment of an already tragic plot. His commentary on American culture, puns, and coinages are only a few of the ways Humbert is the perfect narrator for a story such as this. That is what i most likely want to write about, but i am still reading articles and not quite sure where i want to go with it. I do really like Humbert as a character because he is clearly pretty demented, but also gives an almost comical relief to the reader.

1 comment:

  1. So, what, something like the contrast between the evil of his actions, the growing insanity of his thoughts, and his ability to offer intelligent and often satiric insight into his narrative?

    Sounds do-able.

    And, oh, yes, nice to hear from you.

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