The Lolita Book is the Most Controversial Story Ever Written

Lolita is considered to be known as one of the most disturbing novels ever written. It was written by Vladimir Nabokov, and it was released in 1955, starting a major discussion among people who read the book. We follow the story of a man named Humbert, who falls in love with a young girl named Lolita. Told from Humbert's point of view, he sees Lolita as the love of his life, but in reality, she is a literal child who is being tortured by Humbert.

The author purposely wrote from the point of view of Humbert, and he was written as a sociopathic charmer who uses emotional appeal or even humor to justify his actions with harming a poor child. Humbert is a prime example of the lies we tell ourselves to get away with the horrible things that some human beings are capable of.

This was the intended message of Nabokov's novel, but some fans did not view the novel in this way.

Back when the novel was released in 1955, the readers ended up creating their own point of view for the book, when it came to the character of Humbert. But instead of viewing him as the monster of this story, some readers ended up taking his side instead.

People fall for the manipulation of Humbert's character, believing that Humbert was in the right, when it came to his actions against a child. Some people even saw the girl as a seductress, blaming her for the reason why Humbert had to turn to such a brutal crime. And as insane as this sounds, some readers even interpreted the novel as a love story...a love story between an adult man that was torturing a kid.

How people fell in Humbert's trap was beyond me, and I can't believe that this actually happened when the book was released. Even the author expressed extreme disappointment over this, shocked that the public was defending Humbert's character.

This story really reminded me of how some fans are like in the modern generation. One example is a fictional serial killer known as Joe Goldberg from the TV show, You. Joe Goldberg was a full-blown monster that murdered anyone who stood in the way of his love interest, even going as far to murder the women he falls for if they don't love him back.

During the show's popularity, I kept freaking out over people online, defending the actions of Joe's murderous sprees. They were defending him, because he was mostly known for killing 'people who deserved it.' Even though I'm aware that this is a fictional television show with fictional characters, I found myself scared of these mystery fans. I'm sure that most of them were trolling online, but the thought that some of these people had these crazy mindsets was baffling to think about.

The Lolita story falls into the exact same trap when this book was released back in the day. People fell for a fictional character, and they ended up defending the actions of an evil character.

I remember when I was attending college, my professors constantly tried to tell my classes that we had to read Lolita. They wanted the students to get an idea of how this book was able to trick so many readers upon release, to study the psychological aspect behind this story. It's crazy to think that the lies that Humbert was telling himself worked on so many people in the real world. People truly believed that Lolita was a love story, but in reality, it was about a human being that was enacting his sick fantasies upon an innocent child, and people fell for it.

Lolita in my eyes is the most controversial story ever made, and to this day, I refuse to read this sick story.

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Thank you for reading!

Emy Quinn