The Picture of Dorian Gray

I'm hesitant to post much because of spoilers. So I won't say much. I think I can say it all in three words: "Worse, and worse!"

I remember my mother saw the movie at some point in her life and it must have made an impression on her because she told all of us kids about it. She used to tell us the storyline of movies we couldn't see. She recounted the entire 'Poseidon Adventure' movie after she saw it in the theater because it was rated PG and we weren't allowed to see it. And she told us the story of The Monkey's Paw. She was narrating before Charlotte Mason became popular! LOL!

I'm in the middle of chapter 14. I've just taken a quick peek at sparksnotes.com, I'll probably take a closer look after I finish the book. I wanted to see if the book that fascinated Dorian Gray so much is a real book, and it appears that it is. Dorian Gray is a fascinating study of the results of choices that we make, and the potential, as Charlotte Mason said, for both good and evil in each of us. Dorian Gray could have gone either way, he had a few golden opportunities to turn his life around, and chose not to. I see a bleak future ahead for him, and a tragic ending to the story. Kinda like watching a train wreck.