PODG #5

"'Of course, I am very found of Harry. But I know you are better than he is. You are not stronger-you are much too afraid of life-but you are better"'(Wilde 114).

Dorian is like a girl who has two boyfriends, one for compassion and one for sex. While Dorian and Harry have not had sex, Dorian speaks of his conversations with Harry as if they had committed sexual intercourse. Dorian does not want to lose either of these boyfriends, as they both have qualities that he desires. While Dorian's logic tells him to stay with Basil, his lust tells him to go to Harry. If Basil could have some confidence in himself and act dominating, he would be the perfect match for Dorian. Unfortunately, Dorian is too wrapped up in his lust for Harry.

"He felt ready to leap upon him and fling him to the ground if he dared lift the gorgeous hanging that concealed the secret of his life"(126).

Dorian is slipping needs to be careful. The fact that he thinks of harming a kind person who has just helped him hide his secret shows that he is willing to do anything to protect his image. If Dorian does not correct himself soon, it can only get worse from here. It is only a matter of time before he actually attacks someone, or even kills someone. I would not be surprised if Basil or Harry end up on the receiving end of a knife by the end of the book. Dorian has developed animalistic instincts. Nothing is beneath him, now.