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    Book Report The Picture of Dorian Gray This vacation‚ I read The Picture of Dorian Gray. In brief‚ it is the story of the young‚ beautiful Mr. Dorian Gray who manages to retain his youthful good looks at the cost of his eternal soul. And I think the change of Dorian’s portrait is one of the most important clues in the book. When Basil‚ the genius of painting‚ first met DorianDorian was merely an honest and innocent boy. “He was certainly

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    Cheyenne Moore World Literature Ms. Demmer-Freeman 17 February 2014 Dorian Gray: A Zombie of Fine Sensibilities To describe the walking dead all of the following apply: soulless‚ insatiable hunger‚ actions based purely on instinct; these qualities combined‚ with or without the rotting flesh‚ make a zombie but also can be readily applied to the main character of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. The novel analyzes the value of beauty and pleasure and poses a very interesting contradiction

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    The picture pf dorian gray English Literary Essay “Basil Hallward is what I think I am‚ Lord Henry what the world thinks of me‚ Dorian what I would like to be.” – Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is known for his literature and the emphasis his puts in his work. As for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’‚ the characters show specific attributes which leave leaves the knowledgeable reader wondering how they relate to Oscar Wilde in different ways. Each character has certain attributes which prove that TPDG

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    misleading. In order to get to know the person we need to look to the inside – into the soul. This is the place where the real beauty and ugliness are hidden. The notion of inner and outer beauty is perfectly presented in the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde. The story described in this book shows how the external attractiveness influences people’s behavior and corrupts the inner beauty. The plot situated in the XIX England perfectly describes the higher class of this period. Shallow

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    Vampirism and the Bible in the Picture of Dorian Gray Cate Larsen Advanced Placement Literature Unsurprisingly for the gothic tale The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ vampirism and a strong biblical reference to a downward spiral from innocence are found lurking within the pages. Corresponding chapters of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires” and “…Or the Bible” elaborated on these devices‚ which enhanced Wilde’s novel by adding levels

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    In this novel The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Lord Henry has a huge impact on Mr. Gray. Not the type of way a parent has an influence on a child‚ but in a more cynical way. Dorian Gray started his life in London by meeting Basil and Lord Henry. Basil was trying to bring out the good in Dorian‚ but that got him killed. On the other hand Lord Henry was Dorians best friend. To me Oscar Wilde was a lot like Lord Henry. Oscar Wilde was rich‚ loved the newest fashions‚ and fit in perfectly well in the English

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    English Literature Bonnick In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ author Oscar Wilde employs the literary element of symbolism to help us‚ the audience to see the protagonist Dorian Gray’s transformation from a innocent naïve individual to later a soul marked by secrets and sin. It is also‚ through symbolism that we see exactly how and what influences Dorian to his destructive path and ultimately his dramatic end. Wilde uses the symbol of the yellow book given to Dorian by Lord Henry as a symbol of the negative

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    Dorian Gray Theme Revision Youth and Beauty “All the candour of youth was there‚ as well as youths passionate purity” “And beauty is a form of genius—is higher indeed that genius as it needs no explanation” “It has a divine right of sovereignty” “I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die” “When one loses ones good looks‚ whatever they may be‚ one loses everything” “Youth is the only thing worth having. When I find that I am growing old I shall kill myself”

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    Explore the ways in which Oscar Wilde presents the concept of Duality in ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ Throughout Wilde’s gothic novel ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ it is apparent that juxtaposition is used as a device to highlight the prevalent themes within the novel. The reoccurrence of comparisons highlights the transformations arising within the narrative; however I believe Wilde uses these comparisons to slowly reveal Dorian’s true character as the comparison become increasingly abrasive as the

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray Literary Essay “Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field. Yea‚ hath god said‚ ye shall not eat of every tree in the garden?”… “We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden. But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden‚ God hath said‚ ye shall not eat of it‚ neither shall ye touch it‚ lest ye die.”… “And the serpent said‚ ye shall not die‚ for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof‚ then your eyes shall be opened‚ and ye

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