Pain inside of the author’s mind that leads to severe mental trauma and anguish acts as the lowest point within her story. This climax can not be topped by anything else while looking in retrospect. She has hit rock bottom at this point, the only way from here on out must be up.
Butlers finding the painting inside of Dorian’s chamber acts as the climax in his sad little tale. Their discovery ultimately becomes Dorian’s kryptonite and kills him on both the inside and the outside in the end. This type of ending can not be avoided by anybody in the end, all he did by hiding the painting was delaying the inevitable.
Finally making it to Alaska and reaching mental serenity has always been Chris’ main goal and when he finally makes it