Sorry, but you have to be morally empty not to see that.

…icising the character of Lolita, turning a blind eye to the atrocities that take place in the book. The novel is so eloquent that it is “almost easy to forget” that Lolita is a mere 12 years old, while Humbert is 36.
 He takes advantage of her repeatedly in the story. The expression “Lolita” meaning sexually precio…
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Tom Ritchford
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Sorry, but you have to be morally empty not to see that.
The ending of the book, where you see the horrible life that Lolita has after being corrupted, makes it clear how terrible the consequences were for her.
I was quite shocked when I first read it, over 30 years ago, even though it's brilliant.
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