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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1891) - Coggle Diagram
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1891)
London, at the end of the 19th century
Dorian Gray, the protagonist, is a young man whose beauty and innocence fascinates Basil Hallward, an artist who decides to paint him a portrait.
Under the influence of the intellectual Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian loses his innocence and starts a new life while his soul is being corrupted by the spirit of hedonism, pleasure and sensations.
While the young man's desire of eternal youth is satisfied, the signs of age and corruption of his soul appear on the portrait.
Dorian doesn't care about anyone and lets people die because of his insensitivity.
When Basil Hallward sees the corrupted image of the portrait, Dorian kills him
Later, due to his guilt, Dorian wants to free himself from the painting, which is the constant reminder of his spiritual corruption. He stabs it, but doing so, he kills himself.
The picture returns to his original purity and beauty, while Dorian's face becomes withered, wrinkled and loathsome
CHARACTERS
All the characters are presented through what they say or what other people say of them
Dorian Gray
He represents the ideal of beauty, youth and innocence spoiled by the society. He is a living Adonis who sells his soul, represented by the portrait, to the Devil in order to achieve immortality.
Basil Hallward
He is an intellectual who falls in love with Dorian's beauty and innocence. He is badly treated by Dorian during the whole novel and eventually killed by him at the end. He is an example of how a good artist can be sacrificed for his art.
Lord Henry Wotton
He is an intellectual and brilliant talker who spoils Dorian introducing him to hedonism and encouraging him to look for a life devoted to pleasure. He's like the Devil in the legend of Faust.
OTHER
The legend of Faust
a man sells his soul to the devil so that all of his desires might be satisfied. Dorian sells his soul for a life of eternal beauty.
Dorian's portrait represents the dark side of his personality, his double, which he tries to forget by locking it in a room
Frankeinstein
Dr Frankeinstein yearns for life, while Dorian years for beauty and Faust yearns for desires
Even Dr Frankeinstein tries to hide the creature after giving life to it.