hungers"that grow more ravenous the more he feeds them(p.128).Narcissus is infatuated by his own too muchness,just as Dorian grows"more and more enamoured ofhis own beauty"(p.128).Narcissus eventually seeks release from his body,and wishes his reflection longer life Oh,that I might be parted from my own body!And, strange prayer for a lover,I would that what Ilove were absent from me!.Death is nothingto me,for in death shall leave my troubles;and Iwould he that is loved might live longer;but as it is,we too shall die together in one breath.(1977,p.157) Dorian also separates himselffrom himself,and confines one aspect ofhimself to his old school-room.Hetoo eventually seeks release from the condition which he had prayed to be allowed to enjoy.He too feels a strange pity for his other self"A senseof infinitepity,not for himself,but for the painted image ofhimself,came over him"(p.91).The parallel is confirmed by something Doriansays towards theend of thenovel: "I wish I could love,.But I seem to havelost the passion,and forgotten thedesire.Iam too muchhungers" that grow more ravenous the more he feeds them (p. 128). Narcissus is infatuated by his own too muchness, just as Dorian grows "more and more enamoured of his own beauty" (p. 128). Narcissus eventually seeks release from his body, and wishes his reflection longer life: • Oh, that I might be parted from my own body! And, strange prayer for a lover, I would that what I love were absent from me! . Death is nothing to me, for in death I shall leave my troubles; and I would he that is loved might live longer; but as it is, we too shall die together in one breath. (1977, p. 157) • Dorian also separates himself from himself, and confines one aspect of himself to his old school-room. He too eventually seeks release from the condition which he had prayed to be allowed to enjoy. He too feels a strange pity for his other self: "A sense of infinite pity, not for himself, but for the painted image of himself, came over him" (p. 91). The parallel is confirmed by something Dorian says towards the end of the novel: • "I wish I could love, . But I seem to have lost the passion, and forgotten the desire. I am too much