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| Subject: | Re: The Purest Love (PREFACE, CHAPTER ONE, AND PART OF CHAPTER TWO) |
| Author: | Billina (Authenticated as Billina) |
| Date: | September 30, 2012 at 9:19:33 AM |
| Reply to: | Re: The Purest Love (PREFACE, CHAPTER ONE, AND PART OF CHAPTER TWO) by Alison |
What I mean about the "Lolita" homage is that your first line:
Alexandria. Alec. Alexandria Destiny Melody Johnson.
That's who I always think about. She is the person that I will love forever. And I'll be the person she'll love for all eternity.
...reminded me of the opening line from Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita", which is the story of a middle-aged man lusting after his 12 year old stepdaughter:
Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta; the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.
They're not exactly the same, of course, but that's immediately what I thought of when I read your first line, especially since the story is about a forbidden relationship.
I have another question: What do Kevin and Melody think of Josh being in love with his half-great-niece, or whatever Alec is? Kevin is Josh's brother, right? Does he approve of the relationship as long as Josh can be reincarnated, or is he disturbed by it?
"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way."
-Charles Bukowski
"And by the way, dearie, your punctuation sucks canal water!"
-The ghost of Vivian Vance
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