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[Anonymous No.18178763]

I don't get it. Marrying pre-teen girls was legal in some states of the US at that time. Why couldn't H.H go there and find a nymphet

[Anonymous No.18178938]

>>18178763
bc wanted only Lolita. not some other nymphet in another state. next question.

[Anonymous No.18178985]

>>18178763
Because then he couldn't make a provocative novel.

[Anonymous No.18178988]

Cooom

[Anonymous No.18179008]

>>18178763
Because it was still seen as something absolutely disgusting.
Western european marriage patterns revolve around a relatively late marriage and one of the most k selected reproduction strategies within humanity

[Anonymous No.18179070]

>>18178938
but he was trying to nab a nymphet long before he met lolita

[Anonymous No.18179164]

>>18178763
that's why it becomes a road trip novel in the second half.

[Anonymous No.18179167]

>>18178763
He should've just gone to Thailand or something.

[Anonymous No.18179191]

>>18178763
>in some states
Wasn't Lolita 12 years old? In the 1950s that was probably already illegal almost everywhere in the West.
Also, he would probably need the mother's consent, and Lolita's mom would be way too jealous to let Humbert marry her daughter. Roasties are the gatekeepers of cunny juice.

[Anonymous No.18179215]

Nothing related to the OP but i’ve always felt that Humbert killed Lolita’s mom. All we get is his story and it’s too convenient that she dies as soon as she finds out

[Anonymous No.18179266]

>>18179215
Well it would be easy to fact check if she got hit by a car and if Humbert pushed her there would be witnesses.
Remember that he's writing this for a court

[Anonymous No.18179278]

>tfw no loli to go on a trip trough the country with
why even live bros..

[Anonymous No.18179286]

>>18179215
The perfect crime is the crime that hasn't been committed. Humbert wanted to kill her and God lent a helping hand.