From Love to Insanity

After finishing the novel Lolita, I cannot help but think about how Humbert’s love for Lolita basically made him insane. Throughout the novel, Humbert is constantly plotting to get Lolita alone, and shortly after he does she gets away from him. I feel that Lolita leaving Humbert was so traumatic to him that it actually made him crazy. If we think about the whole story, the novel Lolita is based off of Humbert’s love, lust, and obsession with one person and that person is Lolita. His love for Lolita was so intense that he killed Clare Quilty for taking it away with him. Although the story of Humbert and Lolita’s relationship is morally wrong I can’t help but feel distraught about the ending of the story. There was one point when I felt so bad about Humbert’s broken heart that I wanted Lolita to come back to him. With these feelings, I wondered how it was possible for Humbert to ever make a relationship like his and Lolita’s seem okay. I do however, find it tragic how the amount of love Humbert had for and gave to Lolita, without looking at the immoral aspects of the relationship; can bring such a tragic ending. And this is all because someone fell in love?