Old Europe v Young America

While reading the novel I never really thought about the Europe versus American theme that Mr. V had mentioned at the beginning. Now, thinking about it, I do see how these ideas can come up.
Humbert Humbert, Europe, is a sophisticated, cultured man. He wants to expose Lolita to deeper, more artistic things but she cannot be bothered with it. His passion is wasted on her; She is vulgar and uncultured. But what she offers excites him while she is completely bored with him. While he travels across America with Lolita, he experiences freedom. He sees the freedom that America, and Lolita, have to offer and he longs for it.
On the other hand, there are negatives that HH sees in Charlotte Haze. Humbert Humbert is not interested in Haze. She is just a domestic woman who longs for the sophistication and beauty that is Humbert and Europe. Haze sees his high class and intellect and strives to impress him because she believes he can change her into a better person. She is desperate for attention despite her dry personality and low self-esteem. She casually drops the names of famous actors as if she knows them or horribly butchers french sayings. He mocks the superficiality and low-class of American culture that is exemplified through Haze. She is the epitome of the boring, uncultured America.
Although I have probably only made a minor dent in the ideas in this, it is an interesting topic. I;d really be interested in finding out more about this topic.