Comment on "Russian beauty" to see what the left over women look like in Nabokov's works

Nabokov is a master of modern literature, with humorous writing and wisdom In my opinion, his greatest characteristic is that he is good at guiding the readers to give full play to their imagination (Visual Gestalt) with inductive language and complete the appreciation of literary works together These days, I read Nabokov's Lolita for the second time, which is a long erotic novel with elegant words It once caused great controversy because of its damage to social decency In the interval, I also saw his short story "Russian beauty", and once again felt the author's perfect "Visual Gestalt" technology Russian beauty is about a Russian girl named Olga who was born in a wealthy family at the beginning of the 20th century Because of her beauty, she is loved by her family, neighbors and classmates After growing up as a girl, she became addicted to many pursuers and became idle At the age of nineteen, her family was in decline, her mother died of illness, and her brother was executed by the execution team Later, his father took him in exile to Paris, France When he arrived in Paris, Olga made friends with a group of young men, who were addicted to the rotten life of drinking, playing and drinking, and also infected with the bad habit of vanity At the age of twenty-six, her father died and lost her means of income She was forced to move to the slums, and her image began to decline, and she became complacent As he grew older, Olga could only live on credit when he was thirty In desperation, she ran into her former girlfriend Vera At this time, the girlfriend is rich and has a happy family Vera is a warm-hearted person She introduces Olga, including a widower with a good family background At this time, Olga had no choice, and finally married for marriage, without love The next year, Olga died of childbirth Nabokov ends with a quote: "which arrow can fly forever? It's the one that hit the target " I understand it as the theme of the novel: only by choosing the right marriage object, can happiness last forever; or by choosing the right life goal, can happiness last forever.