Oh, Lolita, you should be careful of those surrenders of yours... You must be careful. There are things that should never be given up. You must persevere” (209).
In this scene, Lolita represents the audience who is made uneasy by Humbert. The author, Nabakov, tells the audience to keep reading his story. He wants them to look past Humbert and see the fine literary art he created. I think open-mindedness is important to expand one’s knowledge and compassion for others.