Why was pedophilia such a common theme in Nabokov's works? As a huge fan of Lolita, I liked this in-depth analysis: http://nostalgebraist.tumblr.com/post/128980579669/jadedviol-nostalgebraist-su3su2u1 …
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1/ Nabokov's fascination was with the loss of childhood innocence. Sexualization, esp reductive sexualization, often coincides/causes
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2/ the real poignant thing was not the absence of Lolita from Humbert's side, but the absence of her voice from that concord
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3/ that analysis is terrible btw. To take a random example, Kinbote is an inversion of Shade, including his sexuality and handedness
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4/ mirrors appear throughout and it is something you need to notice to "get" what's really going on
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in the post i noted kinbote's sexuality as instance of broader pattern of contrast btwn kinbote and shade, so not sure where we disagree?
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