Dorian Gray “The Japanese say you have three faces.
The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and your family.
The third face, you never show anyone. It is the truest reflection of who you are.”
The man with many faces was left with just one, his own staring back at him, mocking him for his choices. Dorian Gray was just an innocent boy but his strong desires to experience the world and everything it had to offer, fueled a darker side of him, one that should never have been seen. Was it Dorian who corrupted the world, or was it the world who corrupted Dorian?
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Society purely based their judgements off of what Dorian’s appearance was, and they believed him to be good. Since he was attractive, many people flocked to him, they wanted to be friends with him, to love him. It never occurred to those who loved Dorian what kind of person he might be, instead they fawned over his beauty and “innocence.” Dorian appeals to society because of his innocence, his boyish look and uncorrupted mind. He had no realization of his beauty, until society had pointed it out. The downfall of Dorian Gray began with …show more content…
The murders that Dorian “committed” added markings upon markings on his soul. The portrait that was painted on a pleasant day in Basil Hallward’s studio drove Dorian to the brink of madness. You can never fully categorize Dorian’s character as “good” or “bad” because it depends on the morals one has. Some may sympathize with Dorian while others could see him as a monster. In perspective, Dorian was influenced by society, maybe not entirely but society certainly had a part to play. The environment one surrounds themselves in plays a role in determining one’s fate. Dorian Gray had the rare opportunity watching his soul change with every action, and it drove him to madness, it surely provokes the question, if you had the opportunity to see, what would your soul look
The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends, and your family.
The third face, you never show anyone. It is the truest reflection of who you are.”
The man with many faces was left with just one, his own staring back at him, mocking him for his choices. Dorian Gray was just an innocent boy but his strong desires to experience the world and everything it had to offer, fueled a darker side of him, one that should never have been seen. Was it Dorian who corrupted the world, or was it the world who corrupted Dorian?
The Japanese proverb …show more content…
Society purely based their judgements off of what Dorian’s appearance was, and they believed him to be good. Since he was attractive, many people flocked to him, they wanted to be friends with him, to love him. It never occurred to those who loved Dorian what kind of person he might be, instead they fawned over his beauty and “innocence.” Dorian appeals to society because of his innocence, his boyish look and uncorrupted mind. He had no realization of his beauty, until society had pointed it out. The downfall of Dorian Gray began with …show more content…
The murders that Dorian “committed” added markings upon markings on his soul. The portrait that was painted on a pleasant day in Basil Hallward’s studio drove Dorian to the brink of madness. You can never fully categorize Dorian’s character as “good” or “bad” because it depends on the morals one has. Some may sympathize with Dorian while others could see him as a monster. In perspective, Dorian was influenced by society, maybe not entirely but society certainly had a part to play. The environment one surrounds themselves in plays a role in determining one’s fate. Dorian Gray had the rare opportunity watching his soul change with every action, and it drove him to madness, it surely provokes the question, if you had the opportunity to see, what would your soul look