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The picture of Dorian Gray (Yuli Coronado) Reading report 2.  Brief description of the new characters that have been incorporated to the novel: Sibyl Vane: Theater actress and Doria Gray's fiancée who suffers a tragedy when he realized that she had changed since she noticed how reality was. Victoria Wotton: Lord Henry's wife who is devoted to the church and has not fall in love with his husband. She stills married to him because of social and economical interests. Summary from Chapters 3 to 7: After Basil had introduced Dorian Gray to Lord Henry, Gray started to spend more time with him. Then, one day that he was waiting for the aristocrat man in his own residence, Lord Henry’s wife arrived and felt stupefied that Dorian was in her mansion. She did not overreact to his presence. She already knew who was him . Lord Henry had got several photos of him in the living room. Thus, she decided to introduce herself and, while they were discussing the art of music, her husband a...

Reading Report #2. Brief description of the new characters that have been incorporated to the novel:  From this point on, Mrs. Coulter plays a major role in the plot . She is described as a beautiful, well-educated, young lady, who has a daemon settled as a golden monkey. Superficially, she is charming, but deep down, she is quite manipulative and has hostile intentions. Other important characters are the Costas, a very friendly, Gyptian family that is basically made up of a mother and her two children. They take care of Lyra and reveal a big secret. Summary of the chapters I have read so far: At this moment, Lyra is desperate because Roger is still missing. Nevertheless, she temporarily forgets about that because a beautiful lady has arrived in Jordan College. This lady is called Mrs. Coulter and wants to meet the young girl. Once they have the opportunity to get to know each other, the elegant woman offers her a job as her assistant in London. Without hesitation, the brave girl a...

 2nd Reading Report A brief summary of the chapters. The boy and her grandmother had planned a journey to Norway, but before that she got pneumonia so they could not go. Even though she was somewhat better later, she still had to be careful. Because of this, they stayed at a place called the Hotel Magnificent instead of going all the way to Norway. As a consolation, the woman gave him as a present two mice, which he named William and Mary. They had issues with the hotel because of the mice and he was asked not to let them out, yet he decided to look for an empty room where he could continue on training them. Later, he found The Ballroom, where he entered since it was empty. Sometime after, hundreds of ladies came and filled the place, all of who, surprisingly, fitted with the witch description. Then, a beautiful woman appeared, who would stand at the front, on the platform. Suddenly, she took away what seemed to be a mask, revealing her frightening self and who she really was: the ...