Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Does "Lolita" glorify pedophilia?
Position1 of 2

No, "Lolita" does not glorify pedophilia

This position holds that Lolita does not glorify paedophilia. It argues the narrator, Humbert Humbert, is no hero and his actions are never praised, and that Nabokov's aim was to expose the destructiveness of obsession rather than to celebrate or endorse it.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. Nabokov's goal was to demonstrate the negative aspects of obsession, not praise them
    Nabikov’s main character is meant to cause the reader to look past his seemingly harmless facade to see the actual disturbed behavior underneath.