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Nabokov on Humbert and morality
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One quote that some might view as shedding light on the issue of change within Humbert (if not "redemption"):
From an article entitled "On the Banks of Lake Lemon. Mr Nabokov Reflects on 'Lolita' and Onegin," by Douglas M. Davis In The National Observer (29 June 1964), p. 17:
"The author believes too many critics overlooked the change that takes place in Humbert Humbert, the book's 'hero,' during the course of his affair with Lolita [sic]. 'I don't think Lolita is a religious book,' he says, 'but I do think it is a moral one. And I do think that Humbert Humbert in his last stage is a moral man because he realizes that he loves Lolita [sic] like any woman should be loved. But it is too late; he has destroyed her childhood. There is certainly this kind of morality in it."
Julian Connolly
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From an article entitled "On the Banks of Lake Lemon. Mr Nabokov Reflects on 'Lolita' and Onegin," by Douglas M. Davis In The National Observer (29 June 1964), p. 17:
"The author believes too many critics overlooked the change that takes place in Humbert Humbert, the book's 'hero,' during the course of his affair with Lolita [sic]. 'I don't think Lolita is a religious book,' he says, 'but I do think it is a moral one. And I do think that Humbert Humbert in his last stage is a moral man because he realizes that he loves Lolita [sic] like any woman should be loved. But it is too late; he has destroyed her childhood. There is certainly this kind of morality in it."
Julian Connolly
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