1)"You will always be loved, and you will always be in love with love" (Wilde 53).
This statement bears a strong parallel to the pointlessness of some analysis pointed out in the Abolition of man. C.S. Lewis claimed that a waterfall can be objectively
sublime. Gaius and Titius falsely purported that the waterfall was not sublime, but that the description was speaking towards the speakers own feelings. In the same way, one cannot be in love with love. The impetuous for love is the feelings towards another human. One may say that another is simply in love with those feelings, but in doing so one rejects the idea of love as a concept of selfless devotion and ineffable feelings of attraction. In doing so, one's entire basis for argument is striped from under his feet.
2)"You said to me once that pathos left you unmoved, but that beauty, mere beauty, could fill your eyes with tears" (Wilde 54).
Dorian and Harry both have trouble seeing things clearly. Dorian blindly accepts anything that appeals to him by its face value. Harry on the other hand, accepts nothing. Dorian cannot see through deception while Harry can see nothing but deception. The concept of Wilde's personality division within his characters is brazenly obvious and is once again demonstrated within the text. What makes this example, stand out is the fact that Dorian remarks upon Harry's views this time. Dorian is demonstrating growth towards his intellectual side. It leads the reader to believe that perhaps Dorian may be a dynamic character in the making. If Dorian can stay on the path of intellectual growth, he will be able to equip the eyeglasses analysis that will help to open his eyes to potential deception coming from his two closest friends. If Dorian regresses back towards his stupidity he will not be gifted with the clarity to prevent him from walking headfirst into a wall of deception.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment