in a livid wet dress, under the tumbling mist... had run ecstatically up that ridge above Moulinet to be felled there by a thunderbolt.
by Vladimir Nabokov (0 Reviews)
In Nabokov's "Lolita," the imagery of a woman in a wet dress running ecstatically up a ridge conveys a sense of urgency and passion. The scene evokes a powerful tension between nature and human emotion, suggesting a wild, uncontainable spirit. The mention of a thunderbolt adds a dramatic twist, foreshadowing a sudden and perhaps tragic disruption to this moment of blissful abandon. The quote encapsulates themes of desire and the uncontrollable...
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