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    • To stay close to Lolita

      • Humbert gets divorced and moves to the United States where he rents a room in the house of Charlotte Haze in a quiet suburban town. Humbert is immediately mesmerised by Charlotte’s daughter, Dolores, whom he calls Lolita. Humbert decides to marry Charlotte in order to stay close to Lolita.
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      Introduction to Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita/Summary of the plot

  2. www.sparknotes.com › lit › lolitaLolita Part One, Chapters 16–22 Summary & Analysis | SparkNotes

    Humbert decides to marry Charlotte and calls the summer camp to tell her. However, Charlotte has already left, and he reaches Lolita instead. He informs her that he plans to marry her mother.

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  4. www.sparknotes.com › lit › lolitaHumbert Humbert Character Analysis in Lolita | SparkNotes

    Despite his failed marriages, his mental problems, and his sporadic employment, Humbert still attracts attention consistently from the opposite sex, though he usually disdains this attention. He claims to have loved only Lolita, and his obsession eventually consumes him.

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  6. www.sparknotes.com › lit › lolitaLolita: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes

    When Charlotte sends Lolita off to summer camp, Humbert marries Charlotte in order to stay near his true love. Humbert wants to be alone with Lolita and even toys with the idea of killing Charlotte, but he can’t go through with it.

  7. www.litcharts.com › lit › lolitaLolita Part 2, Chapter 29 Summary & Analysis | LitCharts

    Humbert presents his earlier relationship with Lolita as filled with tenderness, but there, it is hard to separate his obsession with nymphets from genuine affection. Throughout Lolita, experiences of loss are repeated.

  8. www.enotes.com › topics › lolitaLolita Chapter 18 Summary - eNotes.com

    Humbert and Charlotte marry almost immediately, keeping their wedding small and quiet. Charlotte does not want to bring Lolita back from camp for the event, and Humbert lets her do as she...

  9. www.litcharts.com › lit › lolitaLolita Part 1, Chapter 10 Summary & Analysis | LitCharts

    When Humbert sees Lolita, he instantly falls in love. This is where the story really begins—the chapters before this one are summaries covering long periods of time. Once again, Humbert uses comparisons from Hollywood film to tell his story: Marlene Dietrich was a famous actress of the time.

  10. www.litcharts.com › lit › lolitaHumbert Humbert Character Analysis in Lolita | LitCharts

    Get everything you need to know about Humbert Humbert in Lolita. Analysis, related quotes, timeline.