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The whole battle really took me by surprise lol but I hate that I decided to stop here for the night because now I’m pissed. The corruption and manipulation is damming and how quickly it turned into I guess a dictatorship is baffling.

The first few pages are like a plunge in ice water. We’re viewing the world through the eyes of a girl who has known nothing more than the horrible things that are happening to her. Its presented very matter of factly and that’s the way it is. The way she escapes and finds contentment in the ideal of Shug Avery illustrates the psychological phenomenon that allows us, mainly children, to cope with circumstance.

I understand why Basil disapproves of the idea of Henry meeting Dorian. He holds him in such high regard and treats him like glass. He is obviously in love with him, and the innocence and ignorance of thought is clear in Dorian. As for Henry, he is very raw and corrupting. He has an exceedingly cynical view of life, and Dorian is just eating it up. I see what leads him to value youth and beauty so intensely.

So far no much has happened yet but the clear parallels between how animals are treated and enslaved and human slavery are saddening.