PODG #10

"'Eighteen years,' laughed Dorian Gray, with a touch of triumph in his voice. 'Eighteen years! Set me under the lamp and look at my face!'"(Wilde 195-196).

Dorian has definitely gotten a lot smarter. The fact that he was able to come up with a plan so quickly makes it hard to believe that this is the same Dorian Gray. I would have never imagined Dorian to be capable of something so clever before. I do not even think that a highly intelligent person could have come up with a better plan to avoid death. I cannot tell whether age contributed to his wisdom or is it is his sins that have made him wise. Dorian shows that he will forever be able to use his beauty to his advantage, and is now even better at it. I find it a bit surprising that James Vane did not shoot him immediately. If he thought that this was the man who killed his sister, why did he hesitate? Was he simply enjoying the moments leading up to the kill. Whatever the reason, it paid off for Dorian.

"'The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which their is no forgiveness'"(208).

This is interesting, as ennui(sloth) is a sin that Dorian commonly commits. Dorian is constantly switching between a state of depression and a state of nonchalantness, which both fall under the category of ennui. It is odd that Dorian can be seen as a tragic character despite the fact that he barely acknowledges his sin. At most he acknowledges how is sin would be looked at by others. I doubt he would care one bit if his sin was not considered taboo by the world. Dorian seems to like his moments of ennui. Although, that will probably change soon as Lord Henry has expressed his disapproval of it.