Attraction

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita depicts the psychologically disturbed narrator, in exile as he hopelessly attempts alluring a young teenager. Meanwhile, throughout the narrative, the reader is in distrust of the narrator Humbert for he is conveying Lolita's lust for him as factual, when his reality may be derailed by his pedophilia desires.
While there may be many levels of exile contained within this book, the most concerning form is found within the character Humbert, and his desire for younger girls. It isn't perfectly clear whether or not Lolita lusts/loves Humbert...for she is only a teenager. As in: "She was not pretty, she was a nymphet...The pale child noticed my gaze (which was really quite casual and debonair), and being ridiculously self conscious, lost countenance completely" (Nabokov 126). Lolita isn't taken for what she is, she's a young girl who just might be attracted to Humbert's charms, and active infatuation, but all in all, she's unable to make a decision. And even if she were to decide, Humbert would be in the wrong anyway because he should know better than to pursue a young girl. Humbert however presents his exile by means of his blatant attraction and inability to contain a desire that is not kindly viewed in society.