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Dorian Gray Corruption Quotes

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use of public power to gain private advantages by breaking the rules and regulations made by someone or laws in general. Now days, evil has been spread deeply in the society and has become very strong because of its deep roots. It is like a cancer which once generated cannot be ended without medicine and spreading its roots continuously. Dorian Gray also is not a person that is fond of taking accountability of his actions. One example from the book is where Dorian said this quote “I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvelous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if only one hides it.” This quote shoes that Dorian liked to keep things low key and not own up to most of the things …show more content…

Being true, and knowing ones boundaries no longer exist. Why boundaries are crossed is because once someone finds a weakness, they want to exploit it. It is almost like an urge, something so tempting they cannot resist. What does one do when one comes across corruption? Some turn a blind eye to it, some run away from it, some indulge in it¦ .but there are a few who decide to fight against it. Dorian Gray was just like anyone else and if not for the natural corrupt environment he came into, he may have never been lead to a horrible demise. Peer pressure is what can seep into the tons of minds, Dorians in particular, he was not just innocent but very naïve. After selling is soul into the portrait made of him he became forever young. Not only that but his features never changed at and everything bad that happened to him only effected the painting and not him. Essentially, the painting was him because his soul was now in that painting to only deteriorate away in his attic. There are many leaders who were brought in being corrupt, one being Joseph Stalin. Stalin was a paranoid ego maniac that thought everyone was out to get him. He took power through brute force and ruled his people by using terror and utter fear. His motto was a Dead man is not a threat and he meant every bit of it. Stalin had close friends killed and even Great Generals who had fought for him during the Revelation of 1917. In

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