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    Michael Myers‚ or Freddy Krueger. But what if the monster actually looks like the guy next door? History has taught us that‚ often times‚ the most threatening of monsters are the individuals who look like the average guy. In the novel‚ The Picture Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ perception of an individual’s character can be misleading. Similarly‚ in the novels Frankenstein‚ and the film‚ Beauty and the Beast‚ there is a shared theme-- each story utilizes a “traditional” monster who‚ in the end‚ proves

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    and pride in the character development of Dorian Grey in the novel ’the Picture of Dorian Gray’‚ by Oscar Wilde. -Dorian goes from innoncent‚ pure‚ almost christ-like man without sin to a filthy‚ disgusting sinner who exploits everyone. The original sin pride‚ which usually is said to be the source of all other sins‚ gives birth to this new man. In this essay I will discuss how this sin leads to other sins; wrath‚ lust.... and how these sins affect Dorian as a person‚ into becoming the terrible

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    Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray received immediate criticism when it was published in 1890‚ being described as contaminated‚ unclean‚ and nauseous. The criticism stemmed from the challenges that were made by Oscar Wilde regarding Victorian morality. The novel was written in the aesthetic era‚ an era where authors attempted to reverse the role of art‚ to have no purpose besides being beautiful. Critics of the novel did not like this idea‚ fearing that it would corrupt readers‚ specifically their

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    “When she couldn’t come herself‚ she sent my father‚ usually with a letter and a couple of oranges. ‘The only fruit‚’ she always said” (page 29). 1. Why did I choose this passage? I chose this passage because of the mention of oranges. “Oranges are not the Only Fruit” is the title of the book‚ so as I read the passage‚ I immediately noted the reference to oranges. This struck me as interesting upon first glance‚ and I decided to delve further into the meaning behind the repetition of the symbol

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    In Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray‚ Lord Henry exercises great influence over Dorian. The very first interaction between the two characters marks the beginning of his grand impression on Dorian‚ who thenceforth hangs on Lord Henry’s every word. Lord Henry at times seems to relish this power over his protégé‚ greatly affecting his outlook on life‚ particularly his exaggerated emphasis on the importance of aesthetics and hedonistic morals. Lord Henry impacts Dorian particularly in the realms of the value

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    Essay Prompt option #1 In Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ “The Picture of Dorian Gray” one of the main characters Lord Henry Wotton is portrayed‚ as morally ambiguous. Wilde reveals Lord Henry’s ambiguous character through the way he talks‚ he has a more charming tone to him‚ but he leads a conversation in such a seducing way Dorian falls under his spell so fast. Lord Henry’s ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole because without Henry would Dorian of taken the same path that he took? Yes‚ in a way

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    (1) The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination‚ typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture; e.g "the art of the Renaissance" or (2) Works produced by skill and imagination. Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ on multiple occasions reveals the importance of art in Dorian’s world‚ and even ours. On several different occasions the text brings out the value of art in specifically two ways. In one‚ it is used textually and verbally as a medium

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    Dorian Gray‚ a handsome young man‚ is slowly tortured by a sliver of his conscience and fear of fate in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. When Dorian believes‚ thanks to the devilish Henry Wotton‚ that physical beauty and pleasures are the key to true happiness‚ he begins on his horrid journey. The flawed logic keeps Henry content and happy and seems to do the same for Dorian. Although‚ as Dorian does evil with credit to his newfound logic‚ his evil deeds paired with everlasting

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    Analysis of the archetype in O. Wilde’s novel "Portrait of Dorian Gray" The scale of the realization of ideas through the archetype of an animated portrait allows one to compare "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and Gogol’s "Portrait" as manifestoes of related epochs. In the first chapter‚ an analysis of the archetype in Gogol’s story was conducted‚ we will try to discover the archetype in Wilde’s novel by the same characteristics: • the inclusion of the archetype in ontological issues; • reflection of

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    Oscar Wilde. As you can see from the title itself‚ I am going to discuss over this great author (O.W.) and over his as much widely known work and also only novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. You probably know who this personality is‚ or by (?) hearsay‚ or because you have red one of his works or simply for personal knowledge. Oscar Wilde was basically a genius of literature whose skill with words provoked both admiration and argument in and also beyond his lifetime. He was an Anglo-Irish novelist

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