In this chapter, there was a lot more character development, especially with Lord Henry and Dorian Gray. During the chapter, Lord Henry (who is sometimes referred to as Harry) goes to visit his Uncle. His purpose in doing so is to obtain more background information on his new friend Dorian Gray. His Uncle knew of many people during the time. Uncle George tells about how he knew Dorian’s mother. We learn that Gray is the grandson of Lord Kelso and son of Lady Margaret Devereux. George then goes on to tell about Grays broken past and haw both his parents died. Later, Harry travels to his Aunt’s house for dinner and we learn that Lord Henry’s brother is marrying an American woman. They have a long conversation about this topic, so I assume it will play some role in future chapters. Towards the end of the book, Dorian leaves with Lord Henry instead of meeting with Basil. The background knowledge in this chapter was a surprise to me. Dorian’s past is far different than I thought it would be. Also, Dorian and Henrys sudden obsession with each other is not at all where I though the book was heading. I ultimately found this abundance of information to be quite unexpected.
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