Question

Choose a character from a story that you are familiar with and explain why the character is either a psychopath or a narcissist. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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Answer 1

A character that shows signs of narcissism is Dorian Gray, the main character from Oscar Wilde’s novel. He was once an innocent man but is corrupted by a portrait. This causes Dorian to admire himself in extreme ways which later led to his downfall. In the novel it says, “I make a great difference between people— consequently they all appreciate me. Is that very vain of me? I think its rather vain.” This quote proves that he is obsessed with his beauty, intelligence, youth, and charm. Dorian takes advantage of this and would do more to keep it that way.