Lolita Critical Lens Expert

The post I read was the psychoanalytical critical lens expert analysis passage for Lolita. It was called "Vladimir Nabakov and Sigmund Freud, or a Particular Problem". Vladimir Nabakov was known to have very negative views towards Sigmund Freud. Freud is known for coming up with the psychoanalytical lens which is the analysis of the views and intentions of the author and main character/narrator of a novel through the reading of the novel. This was shocking because it was one of the first times that a famous author had so much hate for a famous psychologist. Through Humbert he seems to question and talk about many of the ideals that Freud stands by when talking about the psychology of people. For example he talks about the sexual development of Humbert to show that through time people do not always develop and mature sexually as Freud insisted. He is clearly still at the sexual maturity of when he was with Annabel. It is interesting to see how Annabel's death almost stopped him from maturing and stagnated him with the same childish maturity level. Another example of this is how Lolita's mental disorders seem to stem from the abuse dealt to her by Humbert. As there relationships prolongs she becomes more and more manipulative. Through these cases you can see that Humbert is trying to talk about many of Freud's ideals. It is hard to see if he agrees with them or is making fun of them.