Why Humbert?

In class we have talked about why, why the main character in Lolita is a pedophile. Amanda has written a blog on this question and seems to be very perturbed as to why , Nabokov would want to write about this subject. For me i think that the idea of being so greatly ill with something like pedophilia , would be interesting for Nabokov to investigate. After all the discoveries Sexson has showed us already in class, it is pretty obvious that, Nabokov liked to learn, discover, understand all types of things in life. Even though the subject matter is disturbing and quite confusing for a man who isnt a pediphile to be writing, the book isnt as disturbing as i thought it may have been.

For years i have wondered about Lolita. wondered if i would enjoy reading it. and the wonder simply comes from the fact that it has been talked about, written about, praised, fought etc. over and over again. now that i have finally delve into the book full force to explore the story, i can understand why it has been talked about, written about, praised and fought. there are so many disturbing passages written when Humbert is speaking of Lolita. and i really wonder why? how would a man who wasnt a pedophile write such a confinsing story. and why would he want to. the only answer i have to why he would want to is to out himself in the position of a pedophile to learn more about that type of person. Or maybe he just simply wanted to confuse readers. get them all worked up about a certain subject. he had to have known that what he was writing was going to be fought. that Lolita was going to be seen as not a piece of literature but in some eyes, a disgusting story.

I wish that i could really find out why, but even when looking up information on Nabokov and his writings and interviews he did about this novel almost confuse me more. he doesnt seem to want anyone to know why he wrote the story. maybe it was just for him. a story that tormented, excited, compelled, him to keep going.