Opium den

is his immaculate gift of crime solving, in which he utilizes his keen reasoning abilities and stealthy ways. Sherlock Holmes’ covertness can be cited in The Man With the Twisted Lip, as a suprised Watson discovers Holmes, deep undercover, in an opium den. Watson describes his perspective of Holmes as, “very thin, very wrinkled, bent with age… I took two steps forward and looked back… He had turned his back so that none could see him but I. His form had filled out, his wrinkles were gone, the…

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the grotesque sins that Dorian had committed against others. On the "horror" side, there are the grotesque descriptions of the portrait, the terrible murder and consequent disappearance of Basil Hallward, and the general loathsome factor of the opium den and, of course, the dramatic ending of the novel with the death of protagonist. This means that his fate has been sealed: He could not control his life anymore than he could control the picture. Therefore, the Gothic elements mentioned are…

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characters as if they were real people with real struggles, relationships, and fears. Wilde showed the innocence of Dorian at the beginning through faint smiles, blushes, and romantic language. Then a change was shown when suddenly Dorian knew all the opium dens around town. Wilde also displayed the disfunction in the relationship between Lord Henry and his wife in only a few lines. For example, Lady Henry said, “I always hear Harry’s views from his friends. It is the only way I get to know of…

Throughout the history of literature, dreams have become a framework for learned lessons or guiding the protagonist towards making the correct decisions. Especially in the realm of world literature, countries such as Austria and Switzerland have given us a ton of information regarding dream theory. Perhaps two of the most renowned scholars in the form of dreaming were Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud’s most famous work regarding dreaming was his work, The Interpretation of Dreams. In…

his actions, he hides away the portrait. Hiding away the portrait further detaches himself from his sin thus causing him to delve further into sin. Dorian begins to entertain himself with a new segment of society such as those who would go to the opium dens that were so popular in England during his time. While his indulging in pleasures may not affect his outward appearance like how they would on many others. The changes instead affected something unseen by the rest of the world. The indulgence…