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against those who respected and adorned him. For example moments before Dorian killed Basil Hallward with a knife; Basil had confronted Dorian for what he had become and the reflection that showed in his portrait. Basil said to Dorian “You have done enough evil in your life. My God! Do you not see that accursed thing leering at us”(Wilde 115)? At this point in the story Dorian has gone off the deep end. Here Basil is well aware what is going on in Dorians mind and soul, however Dorian is so…

redemption along with feelings of guilt contribute to the complexity of his nature throughout the course of the novel. The opening chapter presents Dorian Gray as an innocent young male with exceptional beauty. He captures the eyes of characters like Basil Hallward and becomes a muse. However upon meeting Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil’s, he becomes introduced to the corrupted ideas of hedonism. Subsequently, he longs for youth and physical attractiveness. Dorian was no longer a naive…

The novel, The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor, is the story of six individual characters residing at Brewster Place. Brewster Place is a low-income housing development created by corrupt dealings of city managers. It seems destined to be a hopeless place since the people who created the development were all immoral. Initially, it was built to house the diaspora of Irish and Italian immigrants coming into the city. For many years the development housed this population, but following…

At this scene in the novel, Henry has led Dorian out to the gardens surrounding Basil’s studio. While Basil perfects Dorian’s portrait inside, Henry describes the horrors of aging and the importance of savoring one’s youth. Throughout the conversation, Henry’s use of imagery and ethical appeals transform Dorian immediately from the humble and pure gentleman Basil adored to a fop whose balance of genius and reason is outweighed by his obsession for aesthetics. Henry contrasts symbols of beauty,…

these two character flaws, Dorian sadly dies at the end of the book. First of all, throughout the book, Dorian seems to look like a kind man, but, truly, he enjoys doing bad things. To clarify, Dorian had many chances throughout the book to listen to Basil instead of Lord Henry. Lord Henry is a character that enjoys manipulating other people. He advised Dorian to have more fun during his youth because, as he ages, he will lose his young and handsome face. Dorian listens to this and thinks that…

The Hunter And The Traveler In two different stories of literature, Claudia from the book “The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” and Katniss Everdeens, the main character of “The Hunger Games Trilogy” are very when it comes to several things. While “The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” debuted in 1960 and the book-turned to-hit movie franchise “The Hunger Games” made its debut in 2012, a few decades apart. Also, the characters in both stories faced very difficult…

Wotton introducing him to its morality. After their first encounter, Lord Henry’s hedonistic values corrupt Dorian by causing him to worship youth and beauty, as seen through Dorian’s reaction to their first conversation, Dorian’s relationship with Basil Hallward and Lord Henry, and Dorian’s final feeling of remorse for his actions. Dorian’s incapability to focus on life in terms other than that of his own youth and indulgence drives him to an eventual madness that corrupts his previous…

This is all evidenced purely by his response of “what nonsense you talk” as Basil asks him to“not spoil him, don 't try to influence him, your influence would be bad” when discussing the initial meeting of Dorian Gray. Possibly unbeknownst to Lord Henry, his influence would be the overarching cause of Dorian 's downfall as a…

his mother died young. When Dorian came to be older, his beauty seduced many people. He was, in a sense, almost too perfect. A famous artist from this time, Basil, came in and painted a self-portrait of him. He was obsessed with Dorian and his beauty and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to do a portrait…

upper-class generation, Abu Adil comes to be against both Adil and Basil’s forms of resistance. Basil and Usama’s use of violence remains too extreme, while Adil brings shame upon his father by supporting the family in Israel. He says, “‘You see how this prodigal brat looks at me? Lower your eyes, boy, don’t you dare give me those insolent stares. This whole generation’s rotten. God curse all who planted…