The Picture of Dorian Gray, Heeerrroooo?

Throughout the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, you soon realize that the main character, Dorian, is by no means a hero. As you read deeper, you begin to ask yourself, who or what is the actual hero? As I sat and thought, I began wondering if the hero was actually a person. I decided that it was not. The actual hero, to me, was the truth that always hid inside Dorian. It was the truth that led him to begin his life as a young humble man. The antagonistic force of evil brought on by Lord Henry’s words early in the novel (Wilde 52). Throughout the novel, we can only sit and read as we watch Dorian fall farther and farther, until he reaches the very end of his rope, and the truth hits him. As Dorian finally realizes that he is so disappointed in who he has become, he is hit with the truth, so it seems. In Dorian rage we read that he rips the picture that was painted for him at the beginning of the novel (Wilde 21). We find that this kills Dorian himself. The truth finally takes over, and ends the rage of Dorian Gray.

Wilde, Oscar. Picture of Dorian Gray. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association, 2007. Print.