论《洛丽塔》主人公的精神力量

On the Spiritual Power of Humbert in Lolita

《洛丽塔》解禁很久了,但是我们却还没有否定当初封杀它的理由。主人公亨伯特是一个乱伦者和恋童癖,我们却被他的故事感动。这一切都需要一个解释。流行的所谓"非道德的"解释实际上回避了《洛丽塔》为什么感人的问题,而将其简化为纯粹的文学技巧的展示。通过文本细读,我们发现,亨伯特虽是一个罪人,却并非十足的恶人。消除对他的误解之后,我们认识到,他的恶行并不完全是他的主观意志所决定的,他在堕落的过程中也有良心未泯的时刻,也有一种顽强的道德坚持。正是亨伯特这种精神力量感动了读者。他不是人们学习的榜样,但却能给人以深刻的启发。

The ban on Lolita has been lifted for a long time,yet we have not academically andlogically refuted the reasons for which it was banned in the first place.We need to explain whyreaders are charmed and moved by the apparently abhorrent incestuous and pedophilic story of theprotagonist Humbert.The popular view that Lolita is amoral misses the point altogether and de-motes the novel to purely a bravura of literary techniques.A close reading of the text reveals thatHumbert,though a sinner,is not an absolute villain.Casting away misunderstandings of the char-acter,one can easily see that Humbert does not do what he does on his own will all the time.During his downfall,there are moments when his moral conscience shines through,and through-out the story,there is a sense of moral commitment.It is just this kind of spiritual power thatmoves the reader.Humbert,who is far from morality incarnate,provides profound moral inspira-tions.