Essays about: "LOLITA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word LOLITA.
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1. Worldmaking and Victim-Blaming in Nabokov’s Lolita
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This study explores the intentions of the character Humbert Humbert in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, as well as the outcome of his words. It also examines the intended as well as the unintended effects on the reader. READ MORE
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2. Giving Lolita a Voice : A feminist reading of Lolita and My Dark Vanessa
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This study examines patriarchal ideology and traditional gender roles in Vladmir Nabokov’s Lolita and Elizabeth Russell’s My Dark Vanessa. Using feminist literary criticism, the essay investigates in what waysthe ways in which the female characters, Dolores, and Vanessa, are affected by the patriarchal assumptions and patterns that the male characters promote. READ MORE
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3. SEXUAL ABUSE IN VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S LOLITA: A Psychoanalytic approach to Humbert Humbert’s Sexuality
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Through examining Humbert Humbert’s psychological defense mechanisms in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, this essay aims to analyze Humbert Humbert’s sexuality through the framework of psychoanalytic theory by demonstrating how Humbert Humbert’s abuse is employed as a psychological defense to process his sexuality. By analyzing his abusive actions, the results suggest that the reason for Humbert Humbert’s psychological defense is caused by his fear of abandonment that has been a constant issue throughout the novel, both physically and emotionally. READ MORE
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4. Agrivoltaic system : A possible synergy between agriculture and solar energy
University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologiAbstract : The development of photovoltaic energy requires a lot of land. To maximize the land use, agrivoltaic systems that combine an agricultural and an electrical production on the same land unit are developed. READ MORE
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5. DID YOU FALL FOR IT? : Sympathy and Empathy in Nabokov's Lolita and The Enchanter.
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : The goal of this study was to examine if, how, and why sympathy and empathy was created in Nabokov’s two narratives dealing with pedophilia; Lolita and The Enchanter. A large amount of research did exist on this subject regarding Lolita, but not on The Enchanter. READ MORE