The novel Lolita describes a deformed love affair which can’t be allowed by common sense。 The leading man, Humbert was obsessed with Lolita, a twelve-year-old young girl。 In order to approach her, Humbert married with the girl’s mother against his will。 This mother, when she knew Humbert’s improper infatuation towards her daughter, she became very furious。 She died from a car accident while on her way to send letters。 After her death, Humbert became Lolita’s guardian。 He drove Lolita across the land of America。 Stayed in a large number of motels, he finally realized his“dream”。 Later, Lolita ran away with another man。 Humbert made tracks for her crazily, but ended up in vain。 Two years later, Humbert heard from Lolita, she asked him out。 While at this time, Lolita had become other man’s wife and was pregnant。 She refused Humbert’s request for living together again。 Humbert left painfully。 Afterwards, Humbert found the person who allured Lolita in the past and killed him。 Lolita died from dystocia。论文网

The novel tells the whole life of Humbert by Humbert’s confession in prison, focusing on the time of living with Lolita。 The whole novel can also be seemed as a confessions of Humbert。 Thus, the analysis of the course of Humbert’s mind fascinated many commentators。 As for Lolita, the important figure that could make Humbert give up his life for her, was often treated as a secondary and single person。 Actually, Lolita’s life experience also allows readers to sympathize with her。 The tragedy of her is no less than Humbert。 

2。 Literature Review

     Zhang Yujuan analyzes the awakening of Lolita's female consciousness and the causes of the tragedy from the perspective of mirror theory and existentialism, and classifies the reasons why Lolita and Nabokov can not be grouped together for difference between thinking and awareness of the two person。(Zhang 2006)Cao Qing, starts from different images of Humbert in his study on Lolita。 He studies the transformation of the relationship between Humbert and Lolita and all sorts of experience in the image of father and lover。 Reflecting the awareness from the opposite side of femininity from the aspect of the collapse of patriarchy。(Cao 2009) Han Songxiao, starts from the relationship between Lolita and Humbert, analyses that with the continuous development and progress of social civilization, the concept of female consciousness is gradually improved and recognized。 The awareness of female consciousness means the female start to agree that themselves are independent inpiduality and also the main body of society。 They are full of confidence, insisting gender equality and seek the realization of self-value。(Han 2013) 

3。 Nabokov’s Views towards Feminism

3。1 Nabokov’s conservative view towards feminism

     First Lolita is the object of narration and construction by the hero Humbert。 She is the incarnation of the secular beauty and youth fatal temptation, also the ideal lover in the dream of Humbert, the sexual object to stimulate the evil desire of the male hero。 Lolita is also the symbol of butterfly。 Her beauty is like the colorful beauty of butterfly。 Under the stimulation of external environment, Lolita produced a early-maturing sexual psychology, just as larvae of butterfly will reflect the characteristics of adults。 Lolita is also a victim of commodity society and consumer culture。 However, her incest relationship with her stepfather made her realize the ugliness of reality and inspire her spirit of rebellion。 She tried to deconstruct Humbert's narrative authority, to issue his own voice, trying to flee Humbert's control and manipulation。 Finally, she succeeded in getting rid of the identity of the object, grow into a mature women with independence and subjectivity。 She released herself from the dream of Humbert。文献综述

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