“Those finely shaped fingers could never have clutched a knife for sin, nor those smiting lips have cried out God and goodness” (179)

This quote plays perfectly into the debate of whether or not beautiful people are capable of sinning. In the text, we have clearly observed that beautiful people can sin. However, another concept we have talked about is that beauty can be found in different things. For instance, in the text, Dorian Gray is a very handsome man, but he has a dark soul. People may not look beautiful on the outside, but they may have a beautiful and pure soul inside. Because of this, I think that someone with a clean soul, like Dorian used to have, would be considered beautiful and would not do such terrible things.

"A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her"(184)

I disagree with this statement because love is the greatest form of happiness two people can share. Yes, happiness can be found in a friendship between two teammates, but that happiness is nowhere near the level of happiness found through true love. If our goal in life is to be as happy as possible, then this statement would be false because they are not trying to experience the maximum happiness in their lives. If one tries to avoid being in love, what is the point of that friendship anyways if it is not meant to be lived up to its full potential.