Spiderweb

I am not quite sure what more to say of the novel besides the paper, except to say that Lolita captures older men, and I do not see this as a pattern in most adolescent’s life. She is idolized and described as though she would be young forever. It is easy to forget that all youth never stay as such. She is immortalized in this novel as this young, vibrant character. I agree with many critics that said that Lolita was not someone to be pitied or at least thought of as a weak or easily manipulated character. Everything she has done has been out of her own interests. It was mentioned in a source, that most of the young lover’s of protagonists in novels have committed suicide after the affair had ended, or somewhere amongst the time they had spent together. The novel Lolita differs from this outcome because she does not seem remorseful for what she has done, and the act of making love to her step-father has not made her overly attached, or someone who is reliant on him. If anything, Humbert is reliant on her. He knows her games, and when she is lying, but he continues to dote on her like a fool.

Lolita holds a lot of power over her lover, which is different than most men would like to believe, was possible for a girl of such a young age. Most women in history have been prided on their fragility, and reliance on a significant other. Women are supposed to be sensitive, and mold themselves to the humors of others. Lolita is a modern day obsession. The author even points out the difference between someone like Lolita, and someone from novels of previous authors. He wants to mold Lolita to the obsessions that these previous authors have had over similarly aged girls, but Lolita is rambunctious. The whole appeal towards a young girl like this is to be able to be their guardian, and protector. The point would be to have someone rely upon you at all costs. This, of course, is a sick concept, but Lolita does not fall for it. She even playfully calls her lover “Dad” to get a rise out of him. She is doted upon, but she never dotes on him. She uses him for what she wants, and then goes behind his back and becomes interested in others. She was not ruined by him, but he somehow becomes ruined by her. Humbert becomes obsessed with trying to appease Lolita. He becomes obsessed by her habits.

The novel thus far offers no apparent ending. There is no obvious outcome for either of the two characters. Time has not moved, Lolita has not grown older for Humbert, and it is not apparent at how their relationship will progress, without saying that it is obvious that it will not, except for the fact that he is also her legal guardian. Much confusion lies ahead, but I must find time to finish this novel! (503)