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Re:When Jawaharlal Nehru Read ‘Lolita’ by GeorgeBanica on Thursday June 09, 2022 @02:19AM (#31678071)
>morally inadequate end

Should books only be morality tales, where Good always vanquishes Evil in the end?

Re:When Jawaharlal Nehru Read ‘Lolita’ by archon1410 on Thursday June 09, 2022 @03:45AM (#31678598)
I would be okay even if the evil won, that happens often. but there is something sinister when the book seems to not portray as evil, what is evil, or glorifies it. would you really want the glorified protagonist going around murdering, oppressing, being racist, etc etc with no indication that there's anything wrong with it? whether the book being discussed does so, is a different debate.
Re:When Jawaharlal Nehru Read ‘Lolita’ by cinntaile on Thursday June 09, 2022 @06:48AM (#31679645)
> would you really want the glorified protagonist going around murdering, oppressing, being racist, etc etc with no indication that there's anything wrong with it?

If that is what the author wanted to write then I don't have a problem with that. Not every book needs to be a story with underlying morality teachings.

Re:When Jawaharlal Nehru Read ‘Lolita’ by scotty79 on Thursday June 09, 2022 @06:50AM (#31679667)
When you read the story you kind of want it to go somewhere emotionally and morally (and in other aspects as well) when you are approaching the end.