Unjust Justifications When negative events occur within ones’ life the best thing to do is make a positive outcome from it. In regard to The Picture Of Dorian Grey written by Oscar Wilde, Dorian Grey finds himself in a negative situation but justifies it because it teaches him a lesson (positive outcome). Dorian treats his fiancé, Sibyl, very cruelly which eventually results in her suicide. In chapter seven, Dorian thinks “it was the girl’s (Sybil’s) fault” and that “she had disappointed him” (95). He does not see fault in his actions, therefore there is nothing to justify. Then in chapter eight, Dorian begins to see the positive aspect in this tragedy as he says “I am not sorry for anything that happened” because I now “know myself better”
