The nature symbolism in The Picture of Dorian Gray makes me go FERAL!!
The way that the nature similes and imagery start to become less and less prevalent as Dorian loses his humanity!! They go from almost multiple a page to barely one a chapter; the way he stops aging goes against the way that nature is supposed to go.
The way that a main character (Basil) who suffers at Dorian’s hand is literally shares a name with an aspect of nature!! Dorian has gone against the will of nature and is paying for it.
The fact that Dorian is offered and eats cherries the night before gaining his undying youth; in some mythologies, the cherry tree contains the elixir to give the gods their eternal life. To add on, cherries in literature usually represent immortality and youth.
The fact that the flowers in Basil’s garden represent romance/love/beauty/courage (roses), purity/innocent/spirituality (lilacs), pain/pleasure (pink-flowering thorn), and PENSIVE/FORSAKEN BEAUTY (laburnum). The way Henry rips apart SEVERAL pink daisies (represents gentleness and love) in the very first chapter. The way Basil keeps a book titled “Forest Scenes” in his house. Basil is a person who nurtures beauty and love and romance in the purest way he can and is hurt horribly by the way Henry poisons Dorian’s brain and rips him apart.
And that just SKIMS the surface. THE NATURE SYMBOLISM IN THIS BOOK!! I’M GOING TO EAT DRYWALL ISTG
we need to slow down a little I'm so serious. all these quick short videos on tiktok, ig reels, and youtube, artists releasing quick little songs for the trend, tv shows releasing episodes at once, people using chat gpt and google ai overview because they get answers quickly but no validation done for the source, we need to sloww downn i really do not think our brains should be running this fast
“Last night, I dreamt I went to Mandarlay again”
Daphne du Maurier “Rebecca”
What I love about Adrienette is when Adrien is being victimized, Mari is righteous when defending him as expected- while when Marinette is being victimized Adrien is like. Ok so. I am going to kill you.
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consuming mass amounts of media related to my hyperfixation isnt enough i need to eat it
hearing people use the same stupid arguments against blake lively that they used some years ago against amber heard is so fucking exhausting. you guys never learn, do you ? you guys are unable to recognize a pattern, aren't you ? you guys aren't immune to propaganda, are you ? you guys fucking hate women, don't you ?
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•Autism and Adhd
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I saw this meme going around on twitter and I think it'll be perfect for this account.
List 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.
When you look in the mirror, you shouldn’t feel the need to pick yourself apart and make yourself up with glitz and glimmer. You don’t need to be “hot”. You don’t need to be “sexy”. You don’t need to be “Cottagecore, Dark Academia, Coastal Grandmother, Clean Girl, Goblincore, Barbiecore, Weirdcore, Indie Sleaze, or Gorpcore Girlie”.
It’s okay to just be plain you.
No. You do not need 20 purses that match a niche aesthetic that you’ll only participate in for a month.
No. You do not need 15 Stanley cups.
No. You do not need an endless supply of skincare serums because TikTok convinced you that your skin isn’t glowing enough.
No. You do not need a wardrobe overhaul every season just to stay "relevant."
No. You do not need to live in fear of repeating an outfit or owning shoes that have scuffs and stories.
No. You do not need to master the 20-step morning routine that influencers swear by.
You do not need to turn your existence into a checklist of accomplishments, aesthetics, or approvals.
Sex work is work, right? And men, they have needs! Sexual ones!
So why are men not LINING the blocks to have sex AND get paid for it at the same time? It's win-win! It's empowering, right!?!?Why do lonely incel men go to brothels to be sex-buyers and not prostitutes when they would get paid for it?!?
Deep down everybody knows why. Sex trafficking is not work, and it is not empowering, otherwise men would be absolutely shitting themselves silly to get a slice of it.
•Delilah Paris •Audhd •any pronouns • the greek gods 🏛️ •fandoms: HP (the marauders), miraculous lb, pjo, Sherlock Holmes
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