Dorian Gray Assessment #1

Rachael Kerr
AP English 11
March 29, 2010
Dorian Gray Assessment #1
1. How terrible it is, when a man can no longer feel pleasure without hearing of another’s pain.
2. Life is the greatest thing mankind has received, yet we put restrictions on living.
3. Intelligence is unbecoming. While one wastes his time reading and thinking, he could be out, making important friendships and more important relationships.
4. Love is a useless emotion because to obtain it, a stronger, more exciting one must die first.
5. Women are like roses; if they see you play the right part, they will throw themselves at you.
6. Having children is not how you preserve yourself; quite the opposite. And besides, your children will never be wholly like you, cheap imitations at best. Why waste the time or winkles?
7. Lying is not the worst you can do to a person, they will never know. Being truthful is much more painful.
8. Suicide is quite useful; it can be a preservation tool. If used at one’s peak, it lends immortality to happiness because you will not have time to experience sadness.
9. What bore marriage is-like having the same meal every day.
10. The only real talent in this world is the ability to make other do what you want, and then you have every talent at your disposal.