So I really meant to post this blog a couple of days ago, but never really figured out how to use this new layout till now. So whatever, here it goes.
About a week and a half ago, the day we were first asked to begin reading Lolita, I took the time to Wikipedia search the Book before I opened it. This seems to have become much of routine in my study habits. Well anyway, when I read it at first it described of course the scenario of Humbert, a man in love with a young girl, blah blah blah... And of course I was somewhat disturbed already knowing the book was based on pedifilia. So I went on and kept reading until I noticed that the towards the end, it mentions that Humbert is the "Protagonist". This caught me completely off guard, and even lead me to say "What the Hell!?" out loud in my room.
I could understand how Nabakov sometimes make you pity Humbert's situation, making you sympathize for his inability to control his sexual desires, but really now, Humbert... The Protagonist? You got to be kidding me!? I don't think there's much to argue about how wrong this is for me. Anyone feeling the opposite?
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