What Is Lolita A Misguided Child

In this research paper, I will be discussing how Lolita was misguided child and how Humbert Humbert compares too many serial killers and rapists in the 21st century. I will also compare Sigmund Freud’s theory on abnormal psychology.
What really is reality. How can we define reality. The very nature of such a subjective subject means that there are as many answers as there are questioning minds on the planet. Therefore, reality can only be defined as what it means to each of us. We learn particular ways of looking at life from our experiences, which we gain from our interactions with others. This is the basis of an elaborate theory called "the social construction of reality." In modern America, one of the largest social groups to which we can
belong, certain values are instilled into our impressionable minds; for example, not many of us would accept pedophilia or somebody

Lolita is a novel that was published in Paris. Vladimir Nabovok is the author. The novel is known widely for its inappropriate relationship between late 30 year old professor Humbert Humbert and Dolores Haze, Lolita, who is only 12 years old. Humbert has an infatuation for Lolita. They soon start having a sexual relationship, which makes Humbert become more infatuated with Lolita. This is what ultimately becomes his downfall and ruins his very existence.
In the novel, Humbert likes to suggest that the “death” of his childhood sweetheart Annabel made him harbor a long-term obsession for young women. Psychologically, this man has the mind of a serial killer or of a pedifile. This could very well be compared to abnormal psychology, which is the study of unusual behavior, thoughts, or emotions. Throughout the text Humbert exemplifies these characteristics. He falls in love with his 12 year old stepchild who is unmoral and unethical. Lolita also exemplifies unusual and sadistic behavior. In a way, Lolita uses Humbert for her own personal agenda and gain. In the text Lolita says, talking of Claire Quilty, after three years “he’s the only man I’ve ever loved”. In a way right there Lolita shows her twisted characteristics. At 12, she knows exactly what she was doing when it came to Humbert.
To compare my opinion of Humbert being a pedophile to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, Humbert had many feelings and memories that he was holding inside that made him not think like a regular man or human.
According to psychoanalytic theory, the repressions cause disturbances that people experience in their daily existence. Humbert repressed the memory of Annabel’s death, so maybe his obsession with young girls could be the void of love that he had and lost with Annabel. Perhaps, Humbert saw the same innocence in Lolita that he also saw in Annabel or Humbert just had an inappropriate passion or desire for Lolita, which in terms would make him a “pedophile” or “rapist”. As stated in the text Humbert said “It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” At that moment when Humbert first laid eyes on Lolita all of those painful and horrible memories unrepressed and when Humbert looked at Lolita he remembers the beauty and innocence he saw in
Annabel.
As stated by Google, “repression” is the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality or the action or process of suppressing a thought or desire in oneself so that it remains unconscious. The psychoanalytic theory can also be argument for Lolita’s behavior. At a young age Lolita’s father passed away which left her with her mother, who was somewhat verbally abusive towards Lolita. Throughout the text and the film you can maybe come up with the conclusion that maybe Lolita acts the way she does because of the death of her father. During that devastating time, she could have repressed his death. Humbert was just her way out away from her mother. Throughout the text and the film watched in class we can see that Lolita and her mom have a very unhealthy relationship. Lolita was just acting out and trying to be an adult because had not dealt with her inner demons and painful memories just as well as Humbert with Annabel. Both had painful memories and whereas Humbert was falling so deeply in love with Lolita, Lolita was just using Humbert to get away from hurtful situation.
In the film, Lolita, Humbert says a very loving statement but you can also see and hear the pain behind his statement.
He states, as stated by GoodReads.com, “I looked and looked at her, and I knew, as clearly as I know that I will die, that I loved her more than anything I had ever seen or imagined on earth. She was only the dead-leaf echo of the nymphet from long ago - but I loved her, this Lolita, pale and polluted and big with another man's child. She could fade and wither - I didn't care. I would still go mad with tenderness at the mere sight of her face.” At this very moment you could tell that this man was willing to give up everything just to be with this young woman. He gave her $4,000 and killed a man for Lolita. Yet, Lolita never reveals her true self to Humbert but as you can see Humbert gives his all to her and ultimately gives his freedom and his life away for this
girl.