It might be simple formal symmetry (beginning=end). Or the same clothes are parentheses to her life (that is, her life with HH). And let us always recall
that HH is a not-quite reliable narrator, who has a habit of imposing his own patternings on the females he encounters.
Eric Hyman
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From: Vladimir Nabokov Forum [mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU]
On Behalf Of Sadie Powers
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] QUERY: Lolita: harlotte's "maroon slacks, yellow silk blouse"
My take on the maroon pants is it being a pun, as Humbert has basically marooned Charlotte below the waist in a loveless marriage.
On Dec 22, 2015, at 9:09 PM, "NABOKV-L, English" <nabokv-l@HOLYCROSS.EDU> wrote: