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A 10 page research paper/essay that examines Vladimir Nabokov's use of language, in Lolita and also in one of his first novels King, Queen, Knave. The writer argues that these novels demonstrate Nabokov's skills at utilizing symbolism and metaphor as tools that aid him in achieving his artistic and thematic goals. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Russian Revolution. In 1937, Nabokov moved to the U.S. with his wife and son (Vladimir Nabokov). With publication of Lolita in 1955, Nabokov was able to devote himself to writing
full time. Examination of Nabokovs use of language, in Lolita and also in one of his first novels King, Queen, Knave, demonstrates Nabokovs skills are utilizing symbolism and metaphor as
tools that aid him in achieving his artistic and thematic goals. Nabokovs writing is abounds with "puns, neologism, rare words, (and) word euphony and syntax" (Morris 451). Furthermore, his
fascinations with butterflies and chess are also prevalent throughout his work in term of imagery and symbolism. According to Joanne Morgan, Nabokov integrates a complicated chess game into the context
of Lolita that mirrors the one used by Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) in Through the Looking-Glass. Morgan states that Nabokov, like Carroll, crafted action in the novel to reflect
various moves in chess (Morgan). However, without a knowledge of how to play chess on the part of the reader, this explanation is rather difficult to follow. Much clearer are
the card-game analogy referred to in the title of Nabokovs 1928 novel King, Queen, Knave. The central characters, while well-rounded in their characterizations, each have sharply defined character traits
that fit with their role within the novels "deck." Martha Dreyer, Nabokovs "Queen," is a calculating woman with sharp intelligence who wishes to blend "bank and bed" (King 114) in
having her husbands money and her lovers passion. As the alliterative effect of the phrase "bank and bed" illustrates, Nabokov, as well as having the ability to craft telling and
astute metaphors, also has a poets sense of language and how to craft words that are lyrically beautiful, as well as descriptive. For example, when Martha slips into a
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