Current Search: Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,--1899-1977--Lolita (x)
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Alienation and struggle for power in Richardson's "Clarissa", Nabokov's "Lolita", and Fowles's "The Collector".
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Creator
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Helgeson, Christine Peters., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
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Abstract/Description
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Alienation causes the characters in Clarissa, Lolita, and The Collector to contend for control of each other. All three male protagonists deny the women they love of freedom; all three women respond vehemently despite their isolation and despair. The resultant struggles for power link these novels and irrefutably solidify the sisterhood among the women. First-person narration further strengthens the bond among the three works. Richardson's Lovelace writes letters in order to tell his story;...
Show moreAlienation causes the characters in Clarissa, Lolita, and The Collector to contend for control of each other. All three male protagonists deny the women they love of freedom; all three women respond vehemently despite their isolation and despair. The resultant struggles for power link these novels and irrefutably solidify the sisterhood among the women. First-person narration further strengthens the bond among the three works. Richardson's Lovelace writes letters in order to tell his story; Nabokov's Humbert relates his account by use of his memoir; Fowles's Clegg records his thoughts daily in his journal. Each man tells of his vengeance and sexual domination over his innocent teenage victim. Ironically, none of the girls' strong wills can be defeated; each triumphs spiritually.
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Date Issued
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1989
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14525
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Subject Headings
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Richardson, Samuel,--1689-1761--Clarissa, Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich,--1899-1977--Lolita, Fowles, John,--1926---Collector
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Document (PDF)
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Normative narratives and disabled ideologies in Nabokov’s Lolita and Laughter in the.
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Ruiz, Oscar Javier, Hagood, Taylor, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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Abstract/Description
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The works of Vladimir Nabokov have traditionally functioned in a way that challenges its reader to question existing notions of normality. In his works, Nabokov has frequently utilized representations of disability as a means to comment or critique the human condition. Throughout this project I intend to demonstrate how the narratives in both Lolita and Laughter in the Dark function as a normative force which embodies the cultural attitudes regarding disability. This is accomplished through...
Show moreThe works of Vladimir Nabokov have traditionally functioned in a way that challenges its reader to question existing notions of normality. In his works, Nabokov has frequently utilized representations of disability as a means to comment or critique the human condition. Throughout this project I intend to demonstrate how the narratives in both Lolita and Laughter in the Dark function as a normative force which embodies the cultural attitudes regarding disability. This is accomplished through the enforcement of a normative reading by the narrative. It is clear then that Nabakov is attempting to subvert literary conventions by using nontraditional narrators to demonstrate the relativity of normality. Throughout this project, I will be focusing on Nabakov’s use of narrator to distort the cultural line between disability and ability. Ultimately, the goal of this project is to demonstrate that current societal notions of normality and disability are outdated and arbitrary.
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Date Issued
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2013
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004054
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Subject Headings
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Abnormalities, Human -- Social aspects, Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich -- 1899-1977 -- Laughter in the dark -- Criticism and interpretation, Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich -- 1899-1977 -- Lolita -- Criticism and interpretation, People with disabilities -- Social conditions, People with disabilities in literature
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Document (PDF)
