Dorian Grey-symbolistic Approach

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DORIAN GRAY – SYMBOLISTIC APPROACH

“Youth is the only thing woth h!"ing#Oscar Wilde

Sociologie$Gi si%&oli'e!'( %e)io*it!te!+ sunetul *e ,olue!'( so*iet!te!+ 'go%otul

)e -on) !l so*iet(.ii/

Religie$0n eligi! *isti!n(+ gi este *ulo!e! *enu1ii 1i *! si%&ol &i&li* e,e'int(egetul 1i ,o*(in.!/

Etică$In sens %o!l+ gi se -olose1te ,entu ! )es*ie )es*onsi)e!.i! -!.( )e situ!.ii *enu !u o "!lo!e %o!l( 2

Potetul lui Doi!n G!y s!u 3*e! %!i %!gi*( oglin)(3 4i )e'"(luie te,t!t *ele %!i

!s,e ,o"ei !le 4%&(t5niii si !le ,(*!tului )e *!e !*est! -usese eli&e!t2 O "e%eeoul o%!nului 46i t(ie6te "i!7! *u-un)!t 4n he)onis% -(( e%u6*(i 6i -(( inhi&i7ii2Potetul lui 4ns( "! 8 ,e tot ,!*usul o%!nului un si%&ol !l *on6tiin7ei s!le!%intin)u$i )e 8e*!e )!t( !s,e*tul !)e"!!t !l su9etului s(u2

Il ritratto che invecchia al posto di Dorian è il simbolo del confitto tra vita *o%e !te e !te *o%e "it!+ )i :uel *on8ne sottile+ :u!si i%,e*etti&ile t! !te e "it!+*he ,i!n ,i!no si es!uis*e+ 8no ! -! )ell! "it! stess! un;o,e! );!te2

Il sogno )i ,osse)ee un it!tto *he in"e**hi !l suo ,osto+ !ssu%en)o i segni *he ilte%,o )o"e&&e t!**i!e sul suo "olto !ngeli*o+ )i"iene ,e Doi!n G!y un!,!!)oss!le+ tei&ile e!lt<2 M! non s!!nno t!nto le t!**e )el te%,o *he ,!ss! !-e%!si sul )i,into )i :uel &ellissi%o gio"!ne+ :u!nto le ne-!n)e''e )i *ui l! su!!ni%! si = %!**hi!t!2 >n;!ni%! giunt! !l *ul%ine )ell! )issolute''!+ *oott! e)eg!)!t!+ t!s*in!t! nell;!&isso )ell! tu,itu)ine e )el "i'io )!l *inis%o e )!ll!s-en!t! !"i)it< )i ,i!*ei )i ogni sot!2 D!ll! su! s8)! )i!&oli*! !ll! gio"ine''! eten!+Doi!n us*i< s*on8tto+ s*hi!"o )i un i)e!le+ !ssu)o )esi)eio )i -! *oin*i)ee l;!te*on l! "it!2 “Il it!tto )i Doi!n G!y# = *onsi)e!to il o%!n'o simbolo )el)e*!)entis%o e )ell;estetis%o2

Doi!n G!y nu %!i este *onstuit *! ti,+ el 4%&in( !t5t ele%entul ,o'iti"+ *5t 6i *elneg!ti"+ e"olu7i! lui nu

se %(gine6te l! ! !tinge o ,o'i7ie s!u e*uno!6tee so*i!l(+ *i "e! s( e?,ei%ente'e2Ni*i unul)inte ,e)e*esoii lui nu inten7ion!se( s( t(i!s*(+ e?isten7! lo lite!( ! -ost e)us(l! ! *ont!*!!e-e*tele eu6itelo 6tiin7i8*e2 @l !e ui!6! ,osi&ilit!te )e ! gust! "i!7!+ )e ! se &u*u!)e -u%use7e!6i tinee7e! lui2



Doi!n este *e!7i! unui &ino% *o%,le?+ !e ,osi&ilit!te! )e ! se %i6*! li&e 8e s,e,olul neg!ti"+ 8e s,e *el ,o'iti" !l e?isten7ei2

$ PRINCIPIIL@ @ST@TIC@ AL@ A>TOR>L>IPotetul lui Doi!n Gey+ o,e( *!e iluste!'( *el %!i &ine ,in*i,iile s!le esteti*e 1i)!goste! ,entu -u%os !"5n) 4n "e)ee *( esteticul a jucat rolul principal în

viața lui Wilde de la bun început până la sârșit. Consi)e *( #Potetul lui Doi!nGey# e,e'int( oglin)ie! ,e-e*t( ! ,eson!lit(.ii lui Os*! il)e !8n!t+s,e*t!*ulos+ ,lin )e eleg!n.( 1i stil+ 1i+ 4n !*el!1i ti%,+ )e*!)ent 1i 4n)('ne.2 @ste )e$!)e,tul -e%e*(to -!,tul *( il)e ! eu1it s( *u,in)( esen.! ,e-e*.iunii 4nt$unsingu o%!n )e$! lungul "ie.ii s!le+ el ,ut5n) 8 oi*5n) !se%(n!t *u Lo)ul Henyotton2

$ HOMOS@>ALITAT@I)ee! !s*uns( ! o%!nului este ho%ose?u!lit!te!+ su&ie*t *!e 4n !*e! ,eio!)( e!sti*t inte'is 4n Lon)! "i*toi!n(2 To*%!i )e !*ee!+ o%!nul *!e i$! g!!nt!t su**esuli$! !)us 1i *iti*ile *ele %!i !s,e2 Cu to!te !*este!+ )e1i i)ee! )e ho%ose?u!lit!teeste ,e'ent!t( su&til 4n ,!ginile o%!nului+ il)e ! -ost i%e)i!t !*u'!t *( o%!nul !8 un -el )e !uto&iog!8e ! !"entuilo s!le tu%ulto!se *u ,eso!ne )e se? %!s*ulin2il)e )oes not tell us th!t Doi!n is ho%ose?u!l &ut )et!ils show th!t Doi!n+ Lo)Heny !n) B!sil !e ho%ose?u!ls2

$LORD>L H@NRY – DANDYLo)ul Heny este+ 4nt$!)e"(+ un )!n)y+ -(( ! se i)i*! l! "!lo!e! )e ,ototi,+ )e

4ntu*hi,!e ! i)e!lului unei gene!7ii2 A*e!st! e o !%&i7ie ,e *!e 6i$o e!li'e!'( ,inin9uen7! %o)el!to!e e?e*it!t( !su,! ,ietenului s(u Doi!n G!y2

L! Heny otton se eg(ses* %!oit!te! 4nsu6iilo !ti&uite 4n gene!l )!n)y$ului+su&o)on!te in"!i!ntei esteti*e2 De -!,t+ estetis%ul este o%ni,e'ent 4n e?isten7! lui+,e)ete%in5n)u$i o,7iunile s!u in*o%,!ti&ilit(7ile !-e*ti"e+ *! 6i !8nit(7ile s,iitu!le3Îmi aleg prietenii după frumuseţea chipului, cunoştinţele după valoarea caracterului şiduşmanii după forţa intelectului23

A EDANDYE

Os*! il)e w!s *onsi)ee) ! E)!n)yE+ ! "ey eleg!nt %!n who g!"e ge!t i%,ot!n*eto his

!,,e!!n*e+ e8ne) !n) e**enti* li-estyle !n) &illi!nt *on"es!tion2

DORIAN – ILD@;S ID@NTITY Doi!n )is,l!ys !n !*hety,!l il)e;s ,eson!lity th!t is-!s*in!ting2 Dorian is a symbol of Wilde’s personality identity, “Simple and beautiful nature” (16).



Wilde considered Dorian to be his ideal personification because he as himself pursuin! sensation

all e"periences

#$% &'#* that is hidden in the attic represents a led!er hich has a record of all of*ray’s+Wilde’s sins both small and !reat.

&ortrait represents dorian-s soul. ith eery sin he commits, his soul is in/ured and the portrait becomes u!lier. 0ie his inner body is corrupted, so is the portrait. 0ater seres as his conscience.

023D $%34 W2##2 represents the eil side that one is alays arned a!ainst. 0ord $enry is

portrayed as a ery seductie person and a bad influence in the society.

5'S0 $'00W'3D is an artist ho paints the portrait of Dorian *ray.5oth 5asil and Wilde are artists ho use their artistic sills to e"plore arious forms of beauty. #hisis reflected by the ay he had hoped to stop 0ord $enry’s influence on Dorian. $e arns $enry,

“Don’t spoil him, don’t try to influence him.” (Wilde 17816). #his is a symbol of ho the supere!o restricts the e!o. Wilde says that 5asil is the ima!e he thou!h he as. #his reflects Wilde’s selfrestriction on his identity. 'ccordin! to Wilde’s ie, he beliees that 5asil represents him best.

D'D4Dorian is Wilde’s dandy. #he fascination that both 5asil and 0ord $enry hae on him representsWilde’s personality of obsessions ith a youn! dandy. 0ordul $enry este, 9ntrade:r, un dandy, f:r:a se ridica la aloarea de prototip, de 9ntruchipare a idealului unei !enera;ii. 'ceasta e o ambi;ie pecare <io reali=ea=: prin influen;a modelatoare e"ercitat: asupra prietenului s:u Dorian *ray.

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the yello boo represents the ?poisonous? influence 0ord $enry has on Dorian@ $enry !ies the boo to Dorian as a ind of e"periment, and it ors horrifyin!ly ell. ts hedonistic, decadentmessa!e maes it a ind of !uide boo for Dorian, ho lies his hole life in pursuit of its ideals.Altimately, as e-re reminded, it-s 0ord $enry-s fault for poisonin! Dorian ith the boo, hichcomes to stand in for all of $enry-s e"traa!ant, selfish, dan!erously seductie philosophical ideas.

4ello boo the influence $enry has on Dorian. t-s poisonous and corrupts Dorian, but Dorianfollos the boo reli!iously. Ban also be as symbol for the bad influence art can hae on a person.

Di) il)e h!"e ! 3yellow &ooF3 o- his own Is the &ooF yellow with !ge+ o )oes this*olo h!"e ! )ee,e sy%&olis%

The yellow &ooF

The yellow &ooF+ ! gi-t -o% Lo) Heny+ in whi*h 3things th!t he h!) )i%ly )e!%e) o- wee su))enly %!)e e!l to hi%2 Things o- whi*h he h!) ne"e )e!%e) weeg!)u!lly e"e!le)23 Yellow w!s the *olou o- the 8n )e si*le !n) ! synony% -o the&i'!e+ !ti8*i!l !n) %o)en/ the yellow &ooF+ whi*h in)ee) is s!i) to ,oison Doi!nG!y+ is only one o- %!ny &ooFs with ! yellow *o"e th!t &elong to the en*h s*hool o-



sy%&olysts !n)+ l!st &ut not le!st+ 3The yellow &ooF3 w!s !lso the title o- the %ost-!%ous %!g!'ine -o !t !n) lite!tue o- th!t ti%e2

$ In -un*tion+ the &ooF se"es ! si%il! ,u,ose to th!t o- A,uleiusEMet!%o,hoses !n) in M!ius the @,i*ue!n &y P!te+ !n inti%!te -ien) o-il)e in whi*h the %!in *h!!*te s!i) 3in the ,ose*ution o- this lo"e o-&e!uty+ he *l!i%s !n entie ,eson!l li&ety o- he!t !n) %in)+ li&ety+ !&o"e !ll+

-o% wh!t %!y see% *on"ention!l !nswes to 8st :uestions23+ whi*h e?e*ise)! ,owe-ul eJe*t on the heo !t ! *u*i!l st!ge o- his )e"elo,%ent2 o Doi!nhowe"e+ the ,oison &ooF is less ! -o%!ti"e in9uen*e th!n ! )ist!*tion on*e heh!s *o%%itte) his 8st sel-$)e8ning !*t o- o&e*ti"e *uelty tow!) his &elo"e)Si&yl K!ne+ in so%ething o- the s!%e w!y th!t the s,e*t!*le o- the se"en )e!)lysins -ee)s !ustEs soul when he &egins to w!"e 3Doi!n G!y h!) &een,oisone) &y ! &ooF2 Thee wee %o%ents when he looFe) on e"il si%,ly !s !%o)e though whi*h he *oul) e!li'e his *on*e,tion o- the &e!uti-ul32 At this+Lo) Heny !ssues hi% th!t !t is too !loo- to in9uen*e !ny&o)y+ &ut it is Doi!nwho is ,!tly ight the &ooF si%,ly *on8%s Doi!n in e"il+ he so now e%&!Fsu,on ! *ouse o- li-e whi*h *ons*iously e%&!*es sin !n) )estu*tion2 The heois in)ee) le) !st!y &y i)e!ls the ,ot!it !s %u*h !s &y )e*!)en*e the,oisonous &ooF this l!*F o- stenght !s !lso his inno*en*e will )e*i)e onDoi!nEs t!gi* en)+ &ut wh!t is %ost tue is th!t hee+ 8n!lly+ ! single *h!!*te*o%&ines the t!its o- ! &e!uty !n) ! &e!st2

The yellow &ooF is !n i%,ot!nt sy%&ol in The Picture of orian !ra" + it e,esentsthe ,oison ,ut into Doi!nEs %in) &y H!y2 H!y g!"e hi% the yellow &ooF !n) Doi!n-oun) i)e!ls in it th!t he wishes to -ollow+ 8n)s th!t Ethe whole &ooF see%e) to hi% to*ont!in the stoy o- his own li-e+ witten &e-oe he h!) li"e) it2E il)e+ 2

$ ,eio)i*!l ,u&lishe) :u!tely in Lon)on in the l!te th *entuy+ The YellowBooF2

HIT@ COLO>R The *olo white e,esent inno*en*e2 Rose white &oyhoo)2 Doi!n )es*i&es hise!lie )!ys !s ose white &e*!use he w!s inno*ent &!*F then2 He w!s -ee o- sin2

PACT ITH TH@ D@KILOs*! il)e ,elu*e!'( te%e "e*hi !le lite!tuii ,!*tul *u )i!"olul 6i o&sesi! tinee7ii

etene )in Q!ustQ 6i QTinee7e -(( &!tQne7e 6i "i!7( -(( )e %o!teQ+ ,o&le%!)u&lului+ egi%ul )iun 6i no*tun !l ,eson!lit(7ii u%!ne+ ilust!t )e QD2 eFyll 6i M2Hy)eQ )e Ste"enson s!u %itul ,eson!lit(7ii )u&le2

!ust Do*to !ustus Peson! legen)! s!u se%ilegen)! )in lu%e! ge%!ni*(%e)ie"!l(+,esoni8*5n) un si%&ol !l st!"e*hei !s,i!7ii u%!ne *(te tinee7e! ,e,etu(2 S,e!6i!tinge 7int!+ )e*e,tion!t *( ni*i un! )inte stiin7e nu$i )e'"!luie se*etul -un)!%ent!l+



2in*heie un *ont!*t *u Me8sto-eles Di!"olul+ ,e *!e$l is*(le6te *u s5ngele s(uo%enes*+ 6i !&i!!st-el !&7ine &og(7i! 6i tinee7e!2

DO>BL@ P@RSONALITYu%osului 6i ,uului Doi!n )in ,i%ele *!,itole !le *(7ii Qi *oes,un)e un Doi!nQini7i!tQ Qn (u 6i g!t! s( )istug( tot *ee! *e !%enin7( i%!gine! -u%use7ii s!le

)e! !,use2

TH@ ATTIC The !tti* whee Doi!n hi)es the ,!inting w!s 3! ,l!yoo% when he w!s ! *hil)3 !n) 3!stu)y when he gew so%ewh!t ol)e23 The oo% is !le!)y ! "!ult hi)ing his ,!st+ !n)it will now hi)e the )eg!)!tion o- his *ons*ien*e+ !s well2 This oo% &e*o%es !sy%&ol o- the ,uity o- youth !n) *on*en -o %o!lity th!t Doi!n *ons*iously ee*ts2Inste!) o- sFeletons in his *loset+ Doi!n h!s ! ,!inting in his !tti*2

@le%ents o- Gothi* 8*tion !,,e!ing in The ,i*tue o- Doi!n G!y2 The )e"ilUuite e!ly+ it &e*o%es !,,!ent th!t the )e"il is i%,eson!te) &y Lo) Heny otton2Lo) Heny+ ! wi*Fe)+ %!li*ious %!n who o-ten uttes !,hois%s+ uses his wis)o% tose)u*e!n) to s,oil Doi!n with his new he)onis% !n) his i%%o!l o,inions2 Lo) Heny !lsogi"es Doi!n the ,oisonous yellow &ooF+ whi*h tot!lly -!s*in!tes hi%V !n) in9uen*eshi%&!)ly+ he e"en &ings hi% to the loss o- his #n!tu!l# inno*en*e !n) %!Fes hi% !%u)ee2A -!*t su,,oting this thesis is th!t Lo) Heny ottons n!%e is !n !,tony% He iso-ten *!lle) #H!y#+ !n) #ol) H!y# is ! synony% -o the )e"il22W The !t%os,hee

The s*!y !t%os,hee+ the %ost stiFing )e"i*e o- Gothi* 8*tion+ is *e!te) se"e!lti%esthoughout the no"el2 One o- these s*enes is the %o%ent Doi!n shows B!sil the oo%whee he hi)es the ,!intingXMul"ey$Ro&ets+ M!ie e)ito+ The h!n)&ooF to Gothi* lite!tue+ WWPoteet+ Lewis+ in Mo)en i*tion Stu)ies Z+ WVVsee il)e+ Os*! The ,i*tue o- Doi!n G!y+ XZ

They w!lFe) so-tly+ !s %en )o instin*ti"ely !t night2 The l!%, *!st -!nt!sti*

sh!)ows on the w!ll !n) st!i*!se2 A ising win) %!)e so%e o- the win)ows!ttle2

A se*on) s*ene *on"eying this %oo) is the %o%ent Doi!n !tte%,ts to "isit the o,iu%)enA *ol) !in &eg!n to -!ll+ !n) the &lue) steet$l!%,s looFe) gh!stly in the)i,,ing %ist2 The ,u&li*$houses wee ust *losing+ !n) )i% %en !n) wo%enwee *lusteing in &oFen gou,s oun) thei )oos2 o% so%e o- the &!s *!%ethe soun) o- ! hoi&le l!ughte2 In othes )unF!)s &!wle) !n) s*e!%e)2W

2 The &!g!in with the )e"il



The %ost -!%ous o**uen*e o- ! *h!!*te selling it;s soul to the )e"il *!n *et!inly &e-oun) in Goethe;s !ust2 >nliFe !ust+ Doi!n )oesn;t e)ee% hi%sel-2 The %o%entDoi!n sells his soul un*ons*iensly t!Fes ,l!*e in the 8st *h!,te+ when he s!ys #Iwoul)gi"e %y soul# -o the ,i"ile)ge o- &eing young -o the est o- his li-e2 He w!nts tog!in!&solution !n) to le!) ! no%!l li-e !g!in+ &ut -!ils+ !n) 8n!lly e*ei"es his

,unish%ent22 The se*et oo%Os*! il)es see%s to 8n) so%e -!s*in!tion in the ol) s*hooloo% %entione) in*h!,te2 The s*hooloo% use) to &e ! stu)y !n) ! ,l!y$oo% -o Doi!n G!y+ when he w!s !*hil)+ !n) w!s lo*Fe) -o !ll the ti%e2 But now+ th!t Doi!n nee)s ! new ,l!*e to hi)e!w!y the ,!inting !n) to *on*e!l the -!*t th!t he sol) his soul+ Doi!n eo,ens it2Os*!il)es )es*i,tion -e!tues !ll ele%ents we !le!)y now -o% Gothi* no"els Ol) &ooFs+%i*e+ -!)e) t!,esties+ win)ows !ttling in the win) !n) ! s%ell o- %il)ew2

The the%e o- lo*Fing so%ething in !lso !,,e!s -e:uently in Gothi* no"els+ o-ten in*onne*tion with *!stles2 In this inst!n*e+ the oo% is use) to lo*F !w!y the ,!inting2

2 The su,en!tu!l Thee is no !tion!l e?,l!n!tion -o the -!*t th!t the ,i*tue !ges !n) *h!nges+ whileDoi!nhi%sel- )oesn;t2 It is the su,en!tu!l ele%ent+ whi*h %!Fes the whole ,lot woF2 The%ost su,en!tu!l %o%ent o- the no"el is the en)+ when Doi!n )ies !n) his )e!)&o)y isol) !n) winFle)+ !n) the ,i*tue e*o"es it;s ol) st!te %!gi*!lly2il)e+ WWWil)e+ WZVil)e+ see il)e+ [X

2[ The )o,,elg\!nge$%oti- The the%e o- the )o,,elg\!nge !,,e!s egul!ly in the Gothi* lite!tue+ !s !*onse:uen*eo- the s*ienti8* &elie- th!t thee is ! *et!in inne )u!lity in e"ey hu%!n &eing2In Doi!n G!y+ the )o,,elg\!nge$%oti- )oesn;t !,,e! in it;s oigin!l -o%2 But+ thes,ell whi*h is ,ut on Doi!n !n) the ,!inting *et!inly e%in)s o- the )o,,elg\!nge$%oti-2On one h!n)+ thee is Doi!ns outw!) !,,e!en*e whi*h )oesn;t *h!nge !t !ll -oeighteenye!s+ on the othe h!n) thee is B!sil;s %!"ellous ,!inting+ whi*h *h!nges!**o)ingly toDoi!n G!y;s *h!!*te2

Pesu%!&ly+ Os*! il)e uses this the%e to show th!t &ehin) e"ey &e!uti-ul thing *!n&e so%ething e"il+ !n) th!t one shoul) ne"e tust the su,e8*i!l i%,ession o-so%ething22Z The su))en &e!F$out o- "iolen*eHoo !n) "iolen*e &e!F out su))enly !n) *o%,letely une?,e*te) hen Doi!nshowsB!sil H!llw!) the !ltee) ,!inting+ Doi!n -eels ! su))en w!"e o- h!te) -o B!sil#The



%!) ,!ssion o- ! hunte) !ni%!l stie) within hi%+ !n) he lo!the) the %!n ]222^ %oeth!nin his whole li-e he h!) e"e lo!the) !nything2#[2 The ,o*ess o- Doi!n st!&&ing the,!inte is )is*i&e) in )et!il #So%ething &eg!n to ti*Fle on the 9oo2#Z+ !n) the si*F!n) %ysteious l!*F o- -eelings in Doi!n while %u)eing the %!n is !*tu!lly-ightening22X #B!)# s*ien*e

Though the enlighten%ent h!) !le!)y le-t it;s i%,ess on so*iety !n) the )esie to!*tu!llyFnow w!s slowly getting &igge th!n the &elie- in the i)e!s o- the Chu*h+ when The,i*tue o- Doi!n G!y w!s witten+ s*ien*e w!s still )e,i*te) !s so%ething &!) !n)sinistein Gothi* no"els2 !%ous e?!%,les !e M!y Shelley;s !nFenstein XX+ in whi*h! *e!tue is &eing !sse%&le) -o% -!g%ents+ o R2 L2 Ste"enson;s The St!nge C!seo- Do*to eFyll !n) M Hy)e XX[2In The ,i*tue o- Doi!n G!y+ the s*ien*e the%e !,,e!s twi*e2 istly+ when Doi!n&l!*F%!ils Al!n C!%,&ell ! -o%e -ien) i- hi% who;s ! s*ientist to get i) o- B!sil;s)e!) &o)y &y )issol"ing it *h!,te IK+ C!%,&ell;s e:ui,%ent is )is*i&e) this w!y

]222^ the se"!nt entee)+ *!ying ! l!ge %!hog!ny *hest o- *he%i*!ls+ with! long *oil o- steel !n) ,l!tinu% wie !n) two !the *uiously$sh!,e) ion*l!%,s2Xsee Mul"ey$Ro&ets+ W[[il)e+ WZil)e+ WXil)e+ WHe he!) C!%,&ell &inging in the he!"y *hest+ !n) the ions+ !n) the othethings th!t he h!) e:uie) -o his )e!)-ul woF2

The )is*i,tions o- C!%,&ell;s *he%i*!ls !n) g!)gets suely isn;t ,ositi"e !t !ll/ it e"ene%in)s o- the totue )e"i*es !n) )i!&oli*!l %!*hines Fnown -o% othe Gothi*no"els2

The s*ien*e the%e *!n !lso &e -oun) in the el!tionsshi, &etween Lo) Heny otton!n)Doi!n G!y hi%sel- Lo) Heny see%s to te!t Doi!n !s the su&e*t o- !n e?,ei%ent2I &!se this thesis on -ollowing e?*e,ts]22^ !n) *et!inly Doi!n G!y w!s ! su&e*t %!)e to his h!n)+ !n) see%e) to,o%ise i*h !n) -uit-ul esults2WV

I ho,e th!t Doi!n will %!Fe this gil his wi-e+ ]222^ !n) then su))enly &e*o%e-!s*in!te) &y so%e one else2 He woul) &e ! won)e-ul stu)y2W

Lo) Heny otton liFes to #"i"ise*t#WW ,eo,le+ !n) )oesn;t es,e*t thei )ignity !shu%!n&eings/ !ll these s*enes ,o"e how Lo) Heny uses Doi!n only -o his own inteests2

2 M!gi*!l o&e*ts !n) the tot!l )e)i*!tion to things The yellow &ooF whi*h is s!i) to &e _A e&ous &y en*h no"elist ois$`!lHuys%!nWLo) Heny sen)s to Doi!n G!y in *h!,te tot!lly -!s*in!tes Doi!n+ he hi%sel- s!ysth!t he #-ogot how the ti%e w!s going#W2 The &ooF lets #!ll sins o- the wol) ,!ss in)u%& show &e-oe hi%#W+ !n) he *!nnot -ee hi%sel- -o% it+ o wh!t %!Fes it e"enwose+he )oes not e"en ty toW[2 Cet!inly+ &ooFs *!n oJe ! lot o- -!s*in!tion+ &ut not in the



e?tent !s the yellow &ooF in Doi!n G!y )oes2 uthe%oe+ the yellow &ooF is oneste,-ow!) in the t!ns-o%!tion o- Doi!n into ! %u)ee with no e%ose2

BIBLIOGRAI@

$ Mul"ey$Ro&ets+ M!ie e)ito+ The h!n)&ooF to Gothi* lite!tue+ M!*%ill!n+X

$ Punte+ D!"i) !n) Byon+ Glennis+ The Gothi*+ Bl!*Fwell Pu&lishing+ WVV

Sy%&ols

a S%oFe )e!)ening o- sense

a lowes !s ! *ont!st to Doi!n G!y theyEe su,,ose) to withe !n) )ie

$ Lilies sy%&oli'e *h!stity+ "itue

$ Lil!* sy%&oli'es lo"e !,,e!s in the &eginning !n) en) o- the no"el

$ Po,,ies sy%&oli'e &oth )e!th !n) slee, b:uot/I %ust sow ,o,,ies in %y

g!)enb:uot/ – Doi!n !-te Sy&ilEs )e!th/ b:uot/It w!s ! thing to &e )i"en out o- the%in)+ to &e )ugge) with ,o,,ies ]c^ b:uot/– Doi!n

$ Kiolets sy%&oli'e ! )e!) o%!n*e

$ O*hi)s usu!lly sy%&oli'e lo"e !n) &e!uty+ &ut they !e b:uot/not whiteb:uot/

a The "eil *o"eing the ,!inting !lso *o"es his guilt !n) sh!%e

a Mios

a The yellow &ooF ne"e n!%e)+ &ut ,esu%e) to &e ois$`!l Huys%!nEs no"el d

Re&ous

Se?u!l sy%&olis%

In ,sy*ho!n!lysis+ %!ny sy%&ols %!y h!"e ! se?u!l *onnot!tion2 @?!%,les -oun) inthe &ooF !e

a The ose !n !n!g!% o- b:uot/eosb:uot/+ uni"es!l sy%&ol -o -e%!le genit!li!



a Ph!lli* sy%&ols su*h !s the "iolin b:uot/T!lFing to hi% w!s liFe ,l!ying u,on !ne?:uisite "iolin2b:uot/ !&out Doi!n/ b:uot/She %!Fes the% !s es,onsi"e !s !"iolin2b:uot/ !&out Sy&il+ the *ig!ettes b:uot/A *ig!ette is the ,e-e*t ty,e o- !,e-e*t ,le!sue2 It is e?:uisite+ !n) it le!"es one uns!tis8e)2b:uot/+ the Fni-e withwhi*h he Fills B!sil !n) te!s the ,!inting+ ,ins b:uot/ell+ I ho,e he )oesnEt sti*F,ins into you+ Du*hess2b:uot/ – Doi!n t!lFing !&out he ol)e hus&!n)

a Cheies !s ! sy%&ol o- *h!stity b:uot/A white$s%o*Fe) *!te oJee) hi% so%e*heies2 He th!nFe) hi%+ ]c^ !n) &eg!n to e!t the% listlessly2 They h!) &een ,lu*Fe)!t %i)night+ !n) the *ol)ness o- the %oon h!) entee) into the%2b:uot/

V2 The ,le!sue !n) the e!lity ,in*i,les

Thee is ! &!ttle within Doi!n whethe to o&ey the ,le!sue ,in*i,le Heny o thee!lity ,in*i,le B!sil2

b:uot/]c^ i- one %!n wee to li"e out his li-e -ully !n) *o%,letely+ wee to gi"e -o% toe"ey -eeling+ e?,ession to e"ey thought+ e!lity to e"ey )e!%$$I &elie"e th!t the

wol) woul) g!in su*h ! -esh i%,ulse o- oy th!t we woul) -oget !ll the %!l!)ies o-%e)i!e"!lis%+ !n) etun to the Helleni* i)e!l ]c^b:uot/ – Heny

b:uot/Thee !e %o%ents+ ,sy*hologists tell us+ when the ,!ssion -o sin+ o -o wh!tthe wol) *!lls sin+ so )o%in!tes ! n!tue th!t e"ey 8&e o- the &o)y+ !s e"ey *ell o-the &!in+ see%s to &e instin*t with -e!-ul i%,ulses2 Men !n) wo%en !t su*h%o%ents lose the -ee)o% o- thei will2 They %o"e to thei tei&le en) !s !uto%!tons%o"e2 Choi*e is t!Fen -o% the%+ !n) *ons*ien*e is eithe Fille)+ o+ i- it li"es !t !ll+li"es &ut to gi"e e&ellion its -!s*in!tion !n) )iso&e)ien*e its *h!%2b:uot/ – The,le!sue ,in*i,le )es*i&e) &y the n!!to

2 Ti!ngles !n) the Oe)i,us *o%,le?

Ti!ngul! )esie+ the Oe)i,us *o%,le? !n) in*est !e Fey *on*e,ts o- ,sy*ho!n!lysis2 The %!in ti!ngles in b:uot/Doi!n G!yb:uot/ !e

a B!sil – Doi!n – Heny B!sil t!ns"!lues his -eelings -o Doi!n into !tisti*!)%i!tion/ he -o%s o&e*t$*!the?is with Doi!n

b:uot/Doi!n+ -o% the %o%ent I %et you+ you ,eson!lity h!) the %oste?t!o)in!y in9uen*e o"e %e2 I w!s )o%in!te)+ soul+ &!in+ !n) ,owe+ &y you2 ]c^ Iwoshi,,e) you2 I gew e!lous o- e"ey one to who% you s,oFe2 I w!nte) to h!"e you

!ll to %ysel-2 I w!s only h!,,y when I w!s with you2 hen you wee !w!y -o% %e+ youwee still ,esent in %y !t222b:uot/

a Doi!n – Sy&il – !%es !%esE e,esse) -eelings -o his %othe !e &estowe) u,onhis siste

b:uot/Thee w!s e!lousy in the l!)Es he!t+ !n) ! 8e*e %u)eous h!te) o- thest!nge who+ !s it see%e) to hi%+ h!) *o%e &etween the%2 Yet+ when he !%s wee



9ung oun) his ne*F+ !n) he 8nges st!ye) though his h!i+ he so-tene) !n) Fisse)he with e!l !Je*tion2b:uot/

a èlso – M!g!et – Doi!nEs -!the èlsoEs unn!tu!l e!lousy o- his )!ughteEs lo"e!n) *uelty tow!)s hi%

a Doi!n – M!g!et – èlso Doi!n !,,e!s to suJe -o% the Oe)i,us *o%,le?2 He

)es,ises his g!n)-!the+ who w!s the %!in %!le 8gue in his %otheEs li-e2 èlsoEsh!te) !n) esent%ent tow!)s Doi!n+ !n) "i*e "es!2

b:uot/He win*e) !t the %ention o- his g!n)-!the2 He h!) h!te-ul %e%oies o-hi%2b:uot/

Sy&il K!ne is -o&i))en to hi% &e*!use o- he lowe so*i!l st!tus+ whi*h un*ons*iously!tt!*ts hi%2 His l!te *on:uests !lso show !n o&session -o ty,i*!lly in!**essi&lewo%en2

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