I think it's a known fact that people alway want what they can't have, and not having that one thing you want the most just intensifies the feelings, the want, and the desire.
I believe that H's want and desire for Lolita comes from those intense feelings of satisfaction that he felt from his first young love. Yes the fact that Lolita is 12 years old is very disturbing and that he finds such satisfaction in young girls is just gross but I believe that those "confused" feelings have to come from some unresolved issues or feelings.
When he speaks about Lolita he speaks of her like a god, even her flaws are perfect. He uses such deep meaningful terms to describe her and his feelings for her that when you overlook her age you kind of just look back and say wow this guy is so in love. I'm sure people reading this were very quick to judge him and say how disgusting an disturbing this was but what I am looking forward to is reading more Lolita and seeing how and if this relationship progresses.
After reading your post all I can say is WOW! I respect you so much for being able to look past the fact that the way he is thinking, for majority, is wrong. I myself was one of those people that judged him and feel that his way of thinking is nothing short or disgusting and unacceptable! However it is true, if one ignores Lolitas age they would think that H has fallen madly in love and I myself would root for him to try and make a relationship spark. But after knowing her age I cannot grasp the idea of feeling like he should pursue her.
ReplyDeleteYes i think a ot of people will agree eith you that i just overlooking thevpedofile in him but I never said he what he was doing and what he is feeling is right or judtified, I do feel what he is doing is disturbing a wrong, he is basically preying on young girls and that is disgusting but I've learned In this class that nothing is ever Avis seems, sometimes info the readings and have one idea and then the professor has the discussion and totally provides a different point of view,I'm just interested to see how the story unfolds.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Everyone wants something that they cannot have. Whether they know that they can attain it or not is no longer a factor in their mind. One's feelings are at a lose of control and their deep wanting takes over their reasoning. I agree that one can overlook Lolita's age because of the way that he describes her, but it still does not make it ok for him to be in love with a child. He came across as being in a state of Limerence to me, but I still had a hard time trying to side with him because Lolita is 12. I guess I feel this way because I was raised to view pedophiles as nasty people who know that what they are doing is wrong and just belong behind bars for thinking. I wish I wasn't so quick to judge, but maybe my view will change when we discuss it in class.
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