Lord Henry reveals to
Basil that Dorian Gray is getting married. Immediately, Basil shows concern
about Gray’s engagement, while Henry remains neutral to the engagement. Lord
Henry argues that “the real drawback to marriage is that it makes one unselfish.
And unselfish people are colourless”. The foundation of the argument is that
everyone is already selfish and that they care only about themselves. When a
person gets married they are dedicating their life to somebody else, and life
is no longer about the pursuit of things that gives the individual pleasure,
but what creates happiness for the couple. Lord Henry views marriage as a
problem because if a person becomes unselfish they become boring, because
society can no longer be as aware of the individual’s wants. Society now sees
not the individual but the couple.
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