1 4 . ▁As ▁such , ▁Sue ▁Lyon ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁role , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁more ▁m ature ▁appearance . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" L ol ita " ▁is ▁used ▁only ▁by ▁Hum bert ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁pet ▁nick name ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁whereas ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁refer ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁that ▁name . ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁she ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁simply ▁as ▁" Lo " ▁or ▁" L ola " ▁or ▁" D olly " ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁characters . ▁Vari ous ▁critics , ▁such ▁as ▁Susan ▁S ween ey , ▁have ▁observed ▁that ▁since ▁she ▁never ▁calls ▁herself ▁" L ol ita ", ▁Hum bert ' s ▁pet ▁name ▁den ies ▁her ▁subject ivity . ▁Gener ally , ▁the ▁novel ▁gives ▁little ▁information ▁about ▁her ▁feelings . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁not ▁especially ▁focused ▁on ▁L ol ita ' s ▁feelings . ▁In ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁film , ▁her ▁character ▁is ▁in ev it ably ▁f les hed ▁out ▁somewhat ▁from ▁the ▁ci pher ▁that ▁she ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Kub rick ▁actually ▁om its ▁the ▁few ▁v ign ettes ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁in ▁which ▁Hum bert ' s ▁sol ips istic ▁b ubble ▁is ▁burst ▁and ▁one ▁catch es ▁g lim ps es ▁of ▁L ol ita ' s ▁personal ▁mis ery . ▁Susan ▁B ordo ▁writes , ▁" K ub rick ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁include ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁v ign ettes ▁from ▁the ▁novel