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On Dorian Gray’s Two Factors in The Picture of Dorian Gray
LIU Shi-chuan
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2016.04.006
Sichuan University of Arts and Science, Dazhou, China
Dorian Gray is a main character in The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde. As a hero who loves his own unparalleled and beautiful appearance and makes his portrait bear all his sins, Dorian Gray is regarded as a hedonist. However, he can also be regarded as the animal factor of him while his portrait is regarded as the human factor of him. As the animal factor, Dorian Gray degrades deeper and deeper and wants to get rid of the accusations of the portrait under the control of free will all the time, while the portrait, as the human factor, is responsible to bear his sins and control it. This paper shows the human factor and the animal factor and their struggle relationship through the research on the human factor and the animal factor of Dorian Gray.
Dorian Gray, human factor, animal factor
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