Humbert Humbert
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Humbert Humbert is the unreliable, middle-aged narrator and protagonist of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel "Lolita," infamous for his obsessive and predatory fixation on the young Dolores Haze.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humbert Humbert canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lolita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
aestheticization of evil
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moral ambiguity ⓘ pedophilia in literature ⓘ |
| confessesTo |
murder of Clare Quilty
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sexual crimes against Dolores Haze ⓘ |
| createdBy | Vladimir Nabokov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | Lolita (1955) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullNameUsage | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy | romantic and poetic traditions he cites ⓘ |
| kills | Clare Quilty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterNationality | American ⓘ |
| legalStatus | prisoner at time of narration ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
central figure in debates on ethics of narration
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iconic example of unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mentalHealth | obsessive tendencies ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | framed as a legal or psychiatric confession ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | subjective ⓘ |
| narrativeReliability | unreliable ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulative self-justification
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obsessive fixation on Dolores Haze ⓘ sexual abuse of Dolores Haze ⓘ |
| occupation |
literature professor
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translator ⓘ |
| relationshipToDoloresHaze | stepfather GENERATED ⓘ |
| selfDescriptionTerm | nympholept ⓘ |
| selfPresentationStyle | erudite and ironic ⓘ |
| settingOfLife |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualPreference | attraction to prepubescent girls ⓘ |
| spouse |
Charlotte Haze
NERFINISHED
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Valeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
conflict between aesthetic beauty and moral horror
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unreliability of memory ⓘ |
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