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THEME AND THE MORAL OF THE NOVEL - Coggle Diagram
THEME AND THE MORAL OF THE NOVEL
Similar to Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil
Dorian Gray include the theme of the double
THE PORTRAIT represents Dorian dark side
Wilde reflects on
the danger of NARCISSISM
Danger of life based on PLEASURE
The moral is : people cannot escape the condsequences of their actions
Moral
He ignores peoples feelings and values
So he is selfish and he causes the death of others
because Dorian lives only for beauty and pleasure
But at the end Wilde shows there's a price to pay
The story seems without moral
Dorian cannot escape reality and punishment
so he dies when he destroys the portrait
PORTRAIT is Dorian's corrupted soul
HIS BEAUTY represents VICTORIAN HYPOCRISY
The portrait beauty represents the idea that art should live forever