Broad Theme
Encountering justice & injustice is apparent in this novel. In Humbert's relationships, one partner faces justice and the other faces injustice. The theme can be specified more to fit these relationships, especially Humbert and Lolita's.
Specific Theme [spoiler alert]
When someone is in love with another person, one of them faces justice and the other faces injustice. Humbert faces justice when he is able to have sex with Lolita and become closer with her. Lolita faces injustice when her mother is killed and when she is forced into a relationship with Humbert.
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