This direct address to the reader preludes a scene in which Humbert clandestinely pleasures himself while the ignorant Lolita sits next to him. The poetic language he uses in the passage seems to act as a ploy to convince the reader that his desire for Lolita is harmless. Although he views this scene as harmless, the reader interprets it as disturbing because Humbert is normalizing the action of obtaining sexual pleasure at the expense of Lolita's innocence. When Humbert addresses implied readers, he refers to them as “learned readers.” Attributing readers is Humbert's attempt to familiarize himself with his implied readers. His request for reader participation is unwanted, as he asks the reader to examine this immoral and disturbing event and interpret it as harmless. He is trying to draw the reader's attention to his argument. Humbert uses his madness as a tool to get readers to identify and sympathize with him. Furthermore, he attempts to create a bond with the reader by defining the individuals who read his story. The interaction between the narrator and the reader deepens when the reader takes an active part in the discourse of the novel. A profound moment where he tries to win the reader's sympathy is when he addresses the jury. The question of Humbert's guilt is central to the novel as he constantly ignores the immorality of certain situations and never fully takes responsibility for his actions. When addressing the jury about the times he and Lolita had sexual intercourse, Humbert defends his actions by claiming to follow nature. His deranged rationality in these situations only emphasizes the degree of his psychological instability and his... middle of paper... in the novel may be invented to downplay the severity of his crimes. This is partly due to his mental insanity and pedophilic obsession. Furthermore, his obsession with “nymphets” profoundly affects the quality and validity of his narrative. However, because we as readers are aware of the deceptive nature of Humbert Humbert's personality and the degree of his psychological instability, we must not participate in or validate the claims he makes. Humbert is a mentally unstable individual completely caught up in his obsession with nymphets. The deceptive nature of Humbert Humbert, the character, reflects his unreliability as a narrator. With all the evidence, the reader can make this drastic statement that Lolita's story could be all this imaginative illusion that is the product of this psychological instability and her pedophilic obsession..