A fictional character that directly influenced me was Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray. Dorian taught me to never let the influence of others deflate who I am as a person. Dorian’s trusting disposition was his true downfall. His looks only mattered to him once he had been fooled into valuing them. He taught me to never lose sight of who I am‚ or who I intend to be. The character Dorian Gray also taught me wisdom. I learned to determine who my real allies are before I allow the synthetic ones to betray me
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character of great importance in The Picture Of Dorian Gray. However‚ she is also a symbol. A symbol of the Dorian Gray of old‚ the way he was before succumbing to a mind numbing world of guilty pleasures and debauchery. Sibyl also represents the beginning of Dorian Grays’ descent into this dark world. A “love” interest of the young Dorian Gray‚ Sibyl represents what Dorian wished to be; young‚ pure‚ and innocent‚ and perhaps naïve of the world around her. Dorian first lays his eyes on Sibyl Vane when he
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Aging Through a Portrait As the story goes on‚ there are many developments and changes of Dorian’s character in Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray. At the beginning of the story‚ Gray’s personality seems to be selfless‚ optimistic‚ carefree‚ who happens to be admired by many people‚ such as Lord Henry and Basil. But as time goes on‚ his positive personality starts to fade throughout several events leading to a whole new person. Gray is now the character of
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soul” says Lord Henry‚ in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. This quote essentially describes that one’s mind can only be purified through one’s awareness of one’s surroundings and actions. It also shows that one can only view the world with an open-mind if one’s soul is purified. Purification is the innocence of one’s soul‚ and the goodness of it. This idea is expressed in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ when Dorian Gray writes Sibyl Vane a letter proposing to marry her. This
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Time is jealous of you and wars against your lilies and your roses [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.30] Conventional metaphor "If all the world’s a stage‚ where is the audience sitting?" [by Steven Wright “Anatomy of English humor” Lev Barsky Либроком‚ Москва‚ 2012] Genuine methaphor The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty‚ becomes sluggish [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.31] Dead metaphor O‚ beware‚ my lord‚ of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d
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Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray accentuates the life of a young Victorian‚ Dorian Gray‚ as he takes steps to corrupt the absolute being of his soul‚ sentencing himself to moral degradation and destruction. Dorian’s view of materialistic and personal passions coincide with effective people in Dorian’s life‚ alternating his portrait from its original design. Dorian’s extreme emotions towards disturbing preoccupations turn him into a wild animal who perceives irrationally. Dorian is so infatuated with
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Within the maximum of 500 words‚ prove that there is a moral lesson implied in the novel “The picture of Dorian Gray” Oscar Wilde is one of the greatest literary showmen of the English nineteenth century. Of all his works‚ his only novel “…” is considered his masterpiece. In this novel‚ a moral lesson can be implied: Corruption will lead to destruction‚ obsession and torture. A moral lesson is experience that one can learn from a story and this lesson follows the standards of behavior considered
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The Devil’s Playground Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a mythological tale of a young boy’s coming to age in Victorian high society. Dorian is unveiled innocent and shaded from the world. He is born with genetic gifts that some people can only dream of such as beauty and charm. The death of Dorian’s grandfather left him alone and vulnerable with a few years to spare before Dorian inherits his “gentleman” status. Unluckily for Dorian‚ this is a perfect opportunity for the devil to play
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Picture of Dorian Gray‚ art reflects he characters themselves‚ their morals and their ideals. Just like its characters‚ art constantly transforms and takes the shape of the ones around it. Art in this novel has also been used as a reflection of one’s innermost desires. The reality of characters like Dorian and Basil are no more than a manifestation of their own values‚ and correspondingly‚ art reflects that. Irrefutably‚ the most important work of art in this book features Dorian Gray’s magnificent
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Rabbit‚ Run by John Updike and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde present striking similarities in their characters and themes. While I initially could not draw the connections between the two novels‚ I now recognize the many ways in which the authors criticize and analyzed their own environments through their works. I believe that the lessons on the dangers of societal influence and the nature of ethics that Rabbit‚ Run and The Picture of Dorian Gray explored were not only paramount subjects
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