1 Homoerotic codes in The Picture of Dorian Gray Luljeta Muriqi A60 Literary Seminar Spring 2007 Department of English Lund University Supervisor: C. Wadsjö Lecaros 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................1 AESTHETICISM .................................................................2 HELLENISM .......................................................................4 Art .................................................................
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attractive force‚ it ignites an obsession. However‚ innocence can be tampered with by dark forces. People are easily influenced by others’ ideas rather than their own‚ therefore transforming them into different people. In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ Dorian’s innocence causes controversy in the process of self-discovery‚ due to unhealthy and unpromising relationships. Eventually evil engulfs Dorian and creates a monster within. The songs “Empty Garden” by Elton John‚ “Innocent”
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that one speaker purposely remembers the past‚ as opposed to the other persona that only thinks of the past because they are looking with fear into the future‚ both poems still illustrate that discoveries can be made through retrospect. In Diptych‚ Gray (the speaker) is reminiscing about his childhood and his parents‚ and by doing this he begins to have a better understanding of them. Whereas‚ in Late Ferry the speaker is watching the demise of warmth associated with earlier times‚ by looking at a
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Worldwide Proliferation of Gray Zones Annawadi is a perfect example that symbolizes what Boo considers to be the Zero Sum Game as the amount of economic prosperity that is occurring in India is offset by the many costs. Specifically in gray areas such as Annawadi‚ what it represents is how an area can effectively become a “gray area” where the economic prosperities of the country are not fully reflected equally nor in a way that benefit all. Rather‚ the example of Annawadi and its area shows how
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Robert Gray most definitely provokes thought and stirs emotion through an effective use of language and techniques used in his poems. One of his major messages are those connected with mans effect on the environment and our constant need to create something new and yet‚ forget about what we already have and where that ends up. Also the sense of our society almost becoming‚ un-Australian and very international. In his poem‚ Flames and Dangling Wire‚ the first line immediately sets the scene allowing
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over his friends‚ with the single exception of myself” (Basil). Unfortunately‚ Dorian Gray does not keep this advice in the back of his mind; Dorian Gray is a man open to principles‚ ethical or not. Dorian Gray is easily influenced by others. For example‚ Henry tells him that a man should live out his life while he is young. “If it were I who was always to be
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Gustave Le Gray The most important French photographer of 19th century Professor: Marryjo Marks Course: History of Photography Student: Student ID: Date: 05/10/2013 Gustave Le Gray is one of the most important French photographer. He was not only a mentor of many well know photographers teacher but also was an innovator of combining negatives to capture the magnificent of both sea and sky simultaneously. “Yet‚ in his life he was reckon as an artist more than a businessman” says
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two of the similar yet drastically different wolves are the gray wolf and the arctic wolf‚ each adding their own flare to the prospects of physical appearance‚ habitat‚ and reproduction. The gray wolf has the largest population out of other wolves‚ having most of it’s population in the wilds of the Northern Hemisphere. They get their name from the distinct grey fur that covers the upper exterior of their body. The underbelly of a gray wolf is usually a mix between light yellow and white. They
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Oscar Wilde‚ author of The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ was an Irish author who lived from October 16‚ 1854 until his death‚ at the age of 46‚ on November 30‚ 1900. He attended the Trinity College in Dublin‚ Ireland and the Magdalene College in Oxford‚ England. Mr. Wilde was an active member of the aestheticism literary movement‚ during his day‚ although he lived during the Victorian Era. In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ there are many passages or episodes that hold key meanings in the book as a whole‚
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Oscar Wilde’s‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray and director Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things there was a consistent theme of change. The change developed through manipulation and hypocrisy. In the film The Shape of Things‚ a young artist unethically changes a museum worker in search of the ideal work of art. Whereas in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ a well-known man finds himself changing based on the sins in his own portrait. In The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Shape of Things people who consider
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