CoL49(6): Humbert Humbert Cats

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Although there might be some attempted theme about the exploitation of children, in all likelihood, the fact that so many of his characters express lust for underage girls suggests that Pynchon himself is attracted to very young girls, as are the fictional Humbert, possibly Nabokov, Farina, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, etc., etc., including men in and out of the limelight and including men who act on their urges and those who don't.  In short, he's got company.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>

>What IS with all the nymphets/subdebs and/or Humbert Humbert cats?
>Here?  Elsewhere?  Help!  Thanks!
>