Friday, March 22, 2013

The Literature of Dorian gray

Dorian Gray is a young man who wants to look good forever. He gets a picture of himself from basil Hallward and wishes that it would age instead of him. He gets his wish. He becomes friends with a man named Lord Henry. Dorian falls in love a girl named Sibyl Vane. She calls him Prince Charming since she does not know his name. Her brother James,a sailor, wants her to marry someone else. Dorian sees her backstage as she is an actor. She weeps because she didn't do well in her show. She commits suicide because he does not love her anymore. Her brother tries to find and kill Dorian. When he finds him it is 18 years since she died. And Dorian is still 17. He does not kill Dorian because he does not know it is Dorian. Later,Dorian commits suicide. He cannot age,because his picture ages instead of him.

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