▁throughout ▁the ▁story . ▁He ▁suspect s ▁no ▁one ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁he ▁is ▁twice ▁susp icious ▁of ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁boys , ▁R ex ▁and ▁Roy , ▁who ▁hang ▁out ▁with ▁L ol ita ▁and ▁her ▁friend ▁M iche le . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁Mon a ▁has ▁a ▁friend ▁named ▁Roy . ▁ ▁Other ▁differences ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁the ▁first ▁mut ual ▁att raction ▁between ▁Hum bert ▁and ▁L ol ita ▁begins ▁because ▁Hum bert ▁res emb les ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁she ▁lik es . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁it ▁occurs ▁at ▁a ▁drive - in ▁horror ▁film ▁when ▁she ▁gra bs ▁his ▁hand . ▁The ▁scene ▁is ▁from ▁Christopher ▁Lee ' s ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Fran ken stein ▁when ▁the ▁mon ster ▁removes ▁his ▁mask . ▁Christ ine ▁Lee ▁G eng aro ▁propos es ▁that ▁this ▁suggests ▁that ▁Hum bert ▁is ▁a ▁mon ster ▁in ▁a ▁mask , ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁theory ▁is ▁developed ▁at ▁greater ▁length ▁by ▁Jason ▁Lee . ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁L ol ita ▁shows ▁affection ▁for ▁Hum bert ▁before ▁she ▁dep arts ▁for ▁summer ▁camp . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁both ▁the ▁hotel ▁at ▁which ▁Hum bert ▁and ▁Dol ores ▁first ▁have ▁relations ▁and ▁the ▁stage - play ▁by ▁Qu ilty ▁for ▁which ▁Dol ores ▁prepar es ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁at ▁her ▁high ▁school ▁is ▁called ▁The ▁En ch anted ▁Hunter . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁school ▁head m ist ress ▁Pr att