▁Jenkins ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Hum bert ▁is ▁im bu ed ▁with ▁a ▁fundamental ▁lik ability ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁have ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁deb on air ▁quality ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁he ▁can ▁be ▁perce ived ▁as ▁much ▁more ▁rep uls ive . ▁Hum bert ' s ▁two ▁mental ▁break down s ▁leading ▁to ▁san ator ium ▁stays ▁before ▁meeting ▁L ol ita ▁are ▁entirely ▁omitted ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁as ▁are ▁his ▁earlier ▁un success ful ▁relationships ▁with ▁women ▁his ▁own ▁age ▁( wh om ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁as ▁" ter rest rial ▁women ") ▁through ▁which ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁himself . ▁His ▁lif el ong ▁complex es ▁around ▁young ▁girls ▁are ▁largely ▁conce aled ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁and ▁L ol ita ▁appears ▁older ▁than ▁her ▁novel istic ▁counter part , ▁both ▁leading ▁Jenkins ▁to ▁comment ▁" A ▁story ▁originally ▁told ▁from ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁a ▁moral ▁aby ss ▁is ▁fast ▁moving ▁toward ▁sa fer ▁ground ." ▁In ▁short , ▁the ▁novel ▁early ▁flags ▁Hum bert ▁as ▁both ▁ment ally ▁uns ound ▁and ▁obs ess ively ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁young ▁girls ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁the ▁film ▁never ▁does . ▁ ▁Jenkins ▁notes ▁that ▁Hum bert ▁even ▁seems ▁a ▁bit ▁more ▁dign ified ▁and ▁rest rained ▁than ▁other ▁residents ▁of ▁R ams dale , ▁particularly ▁L ol ita ' s ▁ag gress ive ▁mother , ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁inv ites ▁the ▁audience ▁to