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For my AP English class, I am writing a research paper on V.N. Everything
we write needs to be based on research, or at least the words of a
credible source.
I've gotten to the point at which I discuss Kinbote's status as an exile,
which, as most of us know, has two aspects. First, whether he is Kinbote
or Botkin (never mind the Shadean theory for the moment), he does seem to
be an exile or an emigre from some foreign country. He is clearly not an
American. But I am more interested in talking about his loneliness--his
social exile, on a smaller scale, as a result of his flagrant narcissism,
homosexuality, and insanity. I know that to most critics, amateur and
professional alike, it is practically a given that Kinbote has been, for
much of his life, ostracized--but I do need to find a source to cite,
anyway.
If anyone could point me to a source that discusses this even briefly, or
if one of the credible sources who reads this could write up a short post
about it, the help would be greatly appreciated.
--Alice
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we write needs to be based on research, or at least the words of a
credible source.
I've gotten to the point at which I discuss Kinbote's status as an exile,
which, as most of us know, has two aspects. First, whether he is Kinbote
or Botkin (never mind the Shadean theory for the moment), he does seem to
be an exile or an emigre from some foreign country. He is clearly not an
American. But I am more interested in talking about his loneliness--his
social exile, on a smaller scale, as a result of his flagrant narcissism,
homosexuality, and insanity. I know that to most critics, amateur and
professional alike, it is practically a given that Kinbote has been, for
much of his life, ostracized--but I do need to find a source to cite,
anyway.
If anyone could point me to a source that discusses this even briefly, or
if one of the credible sources who reads this could write up a short post
about it, the help would be greatly appreciated.
--Alice
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