The Picture of Dorian Gray (4 points)

I found this book to be very interesting. When reading this book, I would have never thought that beauty was a central theme in the book. Dorian wants to stay young forever, in a philosophical ideal. He is all about not aging; in fact, he is almost immortal. However, consequences from the sins he commits leaves his soul scared forever. 

As painting keeps getting more disgusting with each sin he commits. The reason being is that the painting has to bear Dorian old age. Dorian does this because he sees the painting and realizes he will age. The painting will not. 

Now when each sin is committed from Dorian. It is almost very similar to the seven deadly sins. He murders, steals, and does other things in the book. Do you see what I mean about philosophy? It is all about the sins he commits, even though he does not age at all.

His friend Lord Bryan is the complete opposite of Dorian. He believes that beauty should not last forever, therefore making it beautiful. To elaborate, beauty is the piece behind the book. The painting could also represent Dorian subconsciousness. 

His guilt is reflected through the painting. He feels guilty about the things that he has done. Throughout the book, guilt is also a central theme. For instance, when he tells Sybil about that he was in love with her acting and not her. He feels that he should apologize for his actions. 

My last thoughts on this book is that it is almost a reminder of Dante’s Inferno. Both characters have sins, in the case of Dorian. He gets more sins as the book progresses. The gothic elements stand out and almost as read as essay reading. It also is similar to reading dialogue as well. 

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