I think there has been some confusion about the Chapter 11
question. I want you to tell me what you think of the last line in the chapter. The last line is, "There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful." What does this tell us about Dorian? Please post your answers in the comments section of this post. Thank you!
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This pretty much says that Dorian has begun to look upon evil as a giant picture. He chooses to see the big picture from start to finish and how it plays out in the end. When Sibyl killed herself, Dorian thought of it as very dramatic without thought to the feelings of her family or anything. He is oblivious to the smaller intracacies of the picture, to the people he has hurt, and friendships destroyed. Dorian began to view the downfall of his friends as part of the big picture without feeling the slightest remorse. In a sense he was removed from any sense of compassion or wisdom.
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Great comment Daniel. I think you are on to something with this idea that he has a very self centered view of life. Sibyl's death is of no consequence because it just makes his life more interesting or "romantic" as Henry would put it. He indeed does not notice the "details" of life, as you put it, because he is only interested in living life for himself and the different experiences he can have. Well done!
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