GvcciGoddess wrote:BEWAREARTEMIS wrote:GvcciGoddess wrote:
Thats the power of nabokovs writing his big flex worked
I still can not understand how anyone can feel empathy. I, at best, would wish Humbert a slow and painful death.
same but thats cuz we are able to see through humberts act and manipulation of the events he is describing. Some ppl take humberts perspective and narration at face value and doesnt rly realize that humbert is in fact an untrustworthy narrator that twists tiny details to fit into his perception. A lot of ppl literally believe that dolores was the one who initiated the relationship and “seduced him” cuz thats what humbert makes himself believe and wants the reader to believe too cuz in a pedophiles mind thats how they see it. The whole concept of calling these girls nymphets and talking about them as some demonic powerful beings that seduce men is nothing but a pedophiles way of justifying and rationalize their perversion and urges. its a way to dehumanize the child and keep themselves from feelings of guilt
It makes sense, but still I believe that a decent person who reads the book, would at least think about how Humbert portrays Dolores, as she is a 12 y/o girl.