Vladimir Nabokov's novels, including his unfinished work, feature female characters who attract misguided male protagonists.
Vladimir Nabokov, most famous for his novel Lolita, which describes the relationship between an underage girl and her creepy and devoted lover. Lolita was not the only novel by Nabokov to explore the themes of illicit sex or couples who challenge society's established rules for what makes appropriate mates.
Laughter in the Dark, the precursor to Lolita, tells the story of a well-to-do gentleman who woos Margot Peters, a teenage would-be starlet. He sacrifices everything for Margot, and pays dearly for his indiscretion and familial disloyalty.
Nabokov's unfinished and unpublished writing, in the hands of his son, Dmitri, also features women who exhibit similarities to both Lolita and Margot. "Flora" and "Laura." Unfortunately, very few individuals actually know what was intended for these female characters. However, they may even more developed versions of the same character type, just as Lolita was a more developed version of Margot Peters.
