Tuesday, March 30, 2010
I would sell my soul for Kilby Cream
.....It's a pretty basic question but one that is subject to much debate. After all, we're talking about your soul here. It's not like you can just sell yours and then buy another one (as much as I wish we could). So, after we finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dr. Faustus, I got to thinking about what, if anything, I would sell my soul for. Personally, I go back and forth on the issue. I don't think I would hesitate to sell my soul to save the life of someone I loved. But would that person want me to do that? It's a very complicated situation and one that I never want to encounter. But anyway, enough talk about me. What would most people in society do? To me, it seems as if lots of people would go the route of Dorian and sell their soul for youth and beauty. It certainly seems like celebrities and public figures will do anything to maintain their looks. If that's true, why wouldn't they sell their soul if that's what was necessary? Just recently, a "celebrity" Heidi Montag, who's only 22, went through 10 surgeries in one day in order to look more "beautiful" so that she could advance her career. I have no doubt in my mind that, unfortunately, she would sell her soul in order to be beautiful if it meant she would be famous. Many people would also probably sell their soul for money. We often hear stories of people doing anything to gain wealth, even if it's illegal. Look at Bernard Madoff. He plotted and schemed for years in order to get rich. Would some people consider that as "selling his soul?" It's fascinating though that the fact that people will sell their soul for beauty is timeless. Dorian Gray was written over 100 years ago and still today we find people who would take the same path as Dorian. It makes me a little ashamed of our society today.
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