<Tab/><Tab/>Humbert went threw many emotional breakdowns throughout his lifetime, which seemingly dulled his reactions to life's tragedies. He is writing his story of murder and desire for the jury, who will decide his fate. He writes from his jail cell so that they might gather perspective on his life. You can tell his life has been full of pain right from the start, when he …showed first 75 words of 737 total…

…showed last 75 words of 737 total…he realizes all the things that he has done wrong in his life. How all his tragedies have warped his mind into lusting after young women. He practically turns himself in by being such a reckless driver. He finally realizes that his life has been one big waste. So he wrote this book to tell his story to the jury, so that they might understand his dream of true love, and his lust for Lolita.