flowers (dorian) Flashcards
1
Q
“the rich odor of roses”
A
it’s flowers that dorian turns in chapter 2 to relieve his soul after henry awakened him to the power and brevity of beauty
2
Q
dorian buys flowers at key moments
A
like when hes blackmailing Alan Campbell into disposing basils body for him
3
Q
flowers symbolise beauty and how briefly it lasts
A
•their fleeting beauty stand in stark contrast to the enduring ugliness captured in dorian’s portrait
•dorian cling onto something not meant to last, which brings inevitable repercussions
