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    works could continue. The striking thing about these works however‚ is their unified theme. Wilde uses the symbolism in each work—images of self in The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the fan in Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ and the use of names in The Importance of Being Earnest—to criticize Victorian society. In reading The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ one symbol which is quite apparent to the reader‚ and which Oscar Wilde uses to great effect‚ is that of the portrait.

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    be created and viewed for nothing by the sake of art itself. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a proponent of his movement towards the end of his life. The first portion of this two-part essay will convey Oscar Wilde’s views of aestheticism and the value of art. The second part will compare Wilde’s assessment of what art should be to Henry James’s (1843-1916) The Turn of the Screw. I In his 1891 essay The Critic as Artist‚ Oscar Wilde debates that the criticism of art is an important and often underrated

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    become. In addition to shaping personality and morality‚ friends and peers assist in discerning how individuals view themselves. In the nineteenth century novels‚ Great Expectations and The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ authors‚ Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde‚ reveal how the influence of the people one surrounds his or herself with play a significant role

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    Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray The work of literature I chose to analyze is called The Picture of Dorian Gray. It is the only published novel that was written by Oscar Wilde. In these papers I am going to briefly describe the main characters and the plot of the novel‚ then I am going to write about the historical period in which was the book written and how is this period reflected in the book. The last part of my work will be an analysis of Lord Henry´s influence on Dorian Gray. The

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    Purpose of Art Oscar Wilde was a very shrewd intellectual who through the teachings of Walter Pater and John Ruskin became a strong supporter of the aesthetics movement. This movement was one which wanted to shy society away from the fact that art had a purpose. They wanted simply to have art for art’s sake. In essence what this means is that art’s only true purpose is beauty and there are no underlying symbols‚ meanings‚ or derivations of art it is simply art. Oscar Wilde attempts to promote his

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    Oscar Wilde proves within his novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ that as one becomes more and more transfixed upon narcissistic commodities‚ such as beauty‚ they experience a moral digression. Dorian Gray‚ at the beginning of the novel‚ is healthy and morally good. He retains his youth and innocence. Lord Henry‚ however‚ alters Dorian’s view of beauty and how life should be spent. Lord Henry terrifies Dorian of the aging process by telling him that‚ “ You only have a few good years in which to

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    stage direction‚ showing that Wilde was more interested in what the character said rather than how the character acted‚ this can be further seen when Algernon says to Lane “I don’t know that I am much interested in your family life‚ Lane.” Further showing Algernon’s self centered attitudes‚ however this is quickly changed when he meets Cecily‚ calling her “the visible personification of absolute perfection.” Showing the hypocritical nature of the characters. Wilde uses this as a way of creating

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    "The Importance of Being Earnest" was written by the famous Irish author Oscar Wilde. The play represents Wilde´s late Victorian view of the aristocracy‚ marriage‚ wit and social life during the early 1900’s. His characters are typical Victorian snobs who are arrogant‚ overly proper‚ formal and concerned with money. The women are portrayed as sheltered‚ uneducated‚ and some as dominating figures over the men in their lives. There is no sense of identity for Cecily and Gwendolen‚ the only woman within

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    .................................18 3 INTRODUCTION Although Oscar Wilde ’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) is considered to be one of the best known homoerotic novels ever written‚ the novel does not contain any explicit statements of homoeroticism which leaves the novel to be more of a suggestive work of such a theme. The popularity of the novel has much to do with its author and the scandals surrounding him. Oscar Wilde was a master of controversy‚ but the greatest scandal of his life was

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    had passions that have made you afraid‚ thoughts that have filled you with terror‚ day-dreams and sleeping dreams whose mere memory might stain your cheek with shame -- "Stop!" faltered Dorian Gray‚ "stop! you bewilder me. I don’t know what to say” (Wilde 21). Lord Henry is a rationalist that only believes in logic‚ money object‚ and art. Lord Henry uses Dorian as a tool for pleasure and Dorian really puts his faith in Lord Henry to help him throughout his journey. For example‚ “Lord Henry went out

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