End of part one
Chapter 33 is the most chilling chapter in the novel so far.
For pages and pages, Humbert has seemed charmingly clumsy, and kind in his own way. But if we're going to go on with the mask metaphor, then the end of Chapter 33 is where the mask falls away and we see that his seemingly haphazard planning carries a cold edge. His protestations of gentleness may have helped us overlook his use of sleeping pills, but this can not be excused or explained away. We must remember that Humbert Humbert is a master seducer, and he knows how to handle any situation.
I think I'm going to read Harry Potter now. After I take a shower.
For pages and pages, Humbert has seemed charmingly clumsy, and kind in his own way. But if we're going to go on with the mask metaphor, then the end of Chapter 33 is where the mask falls away and we see that his seemingly haphazard planning carries a cold edge. His protestations of gentleness may have helped us overlook his use of sleeping pills, but this can not be excused or explained away. We must remember that Humbert Humbert is a master seducer, and he knows how to handle any situation.
I think I'm going to read Harry Potter now. After I take a shower.
posted by Andy at 7:33 PM
2 Comments:
Scott's not the only one who can go out of his way to prove something:
http://www.babynames.com/V5/index.php?content=gosearch&searchterm=AUBREY&searchby=byname
Dammit! I think that link is all screwed up and intermingled with other stuff. Anyway, Aubrey (as in Aubrey McFate) can be a male or female name. I looked it up.
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