The novel I chose for my project was Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. For my critical lens I chose the Postmodernist lens. I chose this lens because I wanted to go through the text and analyze how the subject matter and ideas relate to society today. I have read other novels such as 1984 by George Orwell in the lens and it helps to understand the text better as a work that transcends different time periods no matter the time period it was written during. In the case of Lolita, I wanted to explore how some of the taboos presented such as pedophilia and infidelity were seen in society and how that affected the characters and themes in the novel.
My personal beliefs in relation to these topics are fairly negative and condemning, but nevertheless, I am willing to put aside my personal bias in order to fully understand the text before formulating an opinion on the text. I considered doing a Psychoanalytical lens but I felt that Postmodernist better suited my way of thinking when I read books which is understanding the world both inside and outside literary works. I am hoping to grasp a better understanding for how such mature and serious matters are discussed in literature.
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