Humbert Humbert is a European academic who comes to America and who has a penchant for nymphets--young girls. When he sees the young Dolores Haze he marries her mother so that he can be close to her. When her mother dies, he seduces her and takes her on a journey across the United States. He is in love with her but she is also not innocent and soon she takes off with another pedophile called Quilty. The narrator, Humbert Humbert then goes on a journey to try to find her again and win her back so he can molest her too. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of sex: - molestation Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Taboo sex story? Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Profession/status: Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 () United States Yes Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - rape/molest Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - little dialog |