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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Autobiography of a Face: Lucy Grealy The psychology of beauty is complex not just because the concept of beauty is as yet undefined‚ but also because it is largely true that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder or how individuals perceive other people or things. The importance of beauty has been taught since the first civilizations. It is known that the cave people of the Mesolithic period (around 10‚000 B.C.) softened their skin with castor oil and grease‚ and also used plant dyes
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Jessica Shelby Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a prime example of hedonism‚ a movement in the late 1800’s that claims pleasure to be the prime goal in one’s life. The focus of the novel is the beauty of Dorian Gray‚ his self-destructive search for pleasure‚ and the corruption of both the lives he has encountered and his own soul. Beauty and pleasure are the focus of all characters and scenes depicted in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde’s timeless novel vividly portrays the hedonism
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The eye of the camera Lucy Walker‚ the director of Waste Land‚ focuses on the perspective of Vik Muniz using the camera lens as an artistic and metaphorical eye to represent his distance‚ understanding‚ and ignorance on the Wasteland. Scenes within this documentary‚ especially in the beginning and middle‚ the camera view is often mimicking the changes in perspective of what Waste Land has within Vik’s point of view. Often the camera shows Vik glancing at an object‚ immediately the camera switches
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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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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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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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