This direct address to the reader preludes a scene where Humbert pleasures himself clandestinely while the ignorant Lolita sits next to him. The poetic language he uses in the passage seems to act as a ploy to convince the reader that his desire for Lolita is harmless. Although he considers this scene harmless, the reader interprets it as disturbing because Humbert normalizes the action of obtaining sexual pleasure at the expense of Lolita's innocence. When Humbert addresses implicit readers, he calls them “learned readers.” Attributing readers is Humbert's quest to familiarize himself with his implied readers. His request for reader participation is undesired, as he asks the reader to examine this immoral and disturbing event and interpret it as harmless. He is trying to draw the reader's attention to his argument. Humbert uses his madness as a tool to convince readers to identify and sympathize with him. Additionally, he attempts to forge a connection with the reader by defining the individuals who read his story. The interaction between the narrator and the reader deepens when the reader takes an active part in the discourse of the novel. A profound moment in which he tries to gain the reader's sympathy is when he addresses the jury. The question of Humbert's guilt is at the heart of the novel because he systematically ignores the immorality of certain situations and never fully takes responsibility for his actions. When addressing the jury about the times he and Lolita had sex, Humbert defends his actions by claiming to follow nature. His deranged rationality in these situations only highlights the degree of his psychological instability and his...... middle of paper .........ing in the novel could be fabricated to downplay the seriousness of his crimes . This is partly due to his mental insanity and pedophile obsession. Additionally, his obsession with “nymphets” profoundly affects the quality and validity of his storytelling. However, since we, the readers, are aware of the deceptive nature of Humbert Humbert's personality and the degree of his psychological instability, we should neither participate in nor validate his claims. Humbert is a mentally unstable individual, completely overcome by his obsession with nymphets. The deceptive nature of Humbert Humbert, the character, reflects his unreliability as a narrator. With all the evidence, the reader can make a sweeping claim that Lolita's story may just be a fanciful illusion that is the product of this psychological instability and her pedophilia obsession...