A picture says more than a thousand words
Elsa Andersson (15 May 2013)
A picture says more than a thousand words and this is no exception. For a young man this will be his highest deception. He once was naïve and nice, but now the young man will not stop at any price. His beauty and youth he wishes to retain, and he is starting to turn vain. A secret wish he prays, that it is the painting that decays and leaves him as he has always been, youthful and without sin. The years pass by and the now grown man is still living a lie. His complexion is as beautiful as before but his mind horrible enough to abhor. The horrid painting shows the truth because now it has no youth. After a terrible crime, the man´s mind finally starts to decline. His conscience is so haunted, he starts to feel daunted. If only the painting would stop taking the blame, then maybe it would stop his shame. “I will be good from now” he says with high expectations, hoping that the painting would stop its alterations. Sure his intentions were pure but for vanity there is no cure. Finally, the old man looks at the painting expecting to see a nice young lad; he pulls away the curtain but is not glad. The picture is tainted and consumed, so the man knows his fate is doomed. In madness and in fury, he now decides to end the wicked painting´s journey, with a dagger so sharp and bright he stabs the painting with all his might. A few moments later an old man lies on the floor, dead more than ever before. As for the horrid painting, it now was as beautiful as a flower and nobody except Dorian really knew its power. This is how the story ended sadly not everything was amended. But in all stories there is a lesson to be learned. Beauty, youth and praise might be nice but remember it all has a price. For Dorian it was his soul, and now he can only blame himself for his fate, because he himself ordered it on a golden plate. |