Understanding Behaviour

Before Lolita comes into the story, H.H. (Humbert Humbert) tells us of his previous lovers. There was his beloved Annabel during his childhood, who was only a few months his junior! So... H.H. wasn't always attracted to nymphets! Annabel and him were madly in love with each other (this is while they were kids) but she died and left H.H. helplessly wounded. Ever since, he's said that when he sees Lolita it sort of reminds him of Annabel. I wonder if H.H.'s passion for young girls is because he wants to relive his memories with his childhood sweetheart, Annabel. She died, yet he wasn't ready to let go of her, so he replaced her with Lolita in his adult life. The tragic death of a loved one at such a young age may have been the event that triggered H.H.'s nymphet way of life. Isn't always the rape victim, the abused child, the drug-addict, the orphan who continues to suffer later in their life? I mean, we hear about this a lot: Oh, that guy must have had a rough childhood, or he probably didn't have a paternal figure in his life. Perhaps if H.H. had gotten help or coped better after the loss of his Annabel, things would have been different. It also doesn't help that his wife, Valerie, in his later years cheats on him and leaves yet another emotional wound on him. This guy's soul probably looks like he's been in a emotional car accident! H.H.'s past lovers have impacted him, for sure, but the degree of their impact may be the cause of his current, "wierd" condition. Perhaps.