The Picture of Dorian Gray
Introduction One of the serious problems today is that young people have lost interest in reading. The main aims of my project is to encourage students to read fine fiction, motivate them to get information not only from the internet but from paper books as well.
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” said Garrison Keillor About subject and novel’s philosophy.
My favorite book is ’’The picture of Dorian Gray’’ wrote by Oscar Wilde. The meeting whis this book has changed my point of view on such aspects of life like youth, friendship, love, beauty, eternal life and death. I found a new reality which was completely different from my personal world. "I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."
— Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray) The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde's only novel, but what a novel it is! Dorian's story plays upon the timeless theme of selling one's soul in exchange for earthly pleasures, and the inevitable disaster those results. Dorian Gray and its protagonist have become synonymous with the pursuit of pleasure, regardless of its moral consequences. Altogether, The Picture of Dorian Gray reveals Wilde's philosophy more than any of his other works; reading it is an essential key to understanding his artistic mission as a whole. I think that eternal youth is something pretty much everyone dreams of, but nobody attains – nobody, that is, except for Dorian Gray. Sure, it sounds great. Novel tells the story about young man who comes at the big city from the village. He inherits a large fortune from his uncle, and becomes a rich man. He can buy all the things he wants except of young. . However, Dorian's eternal youth comes at a terrible price: he essentially has to sell his soul to get it. Dorian gets eternal life and beauty but lost his happiness, friends, also he lost his love. It is really attractive story, if you start to
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” said Garrison Keillor About subject and novel’s philosophy.
My favorite book is ’’The picture of Dorian Gray’’ wrote by Oscar Wilde. The meeting whis this book has changed my point of view on such aspects of life like youth, friendship, love, beauty, eternal life and death. I found a new reality which was completely different from my personal world. "I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."
— Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray) The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde's only novel, but what a novel it is! Dorian's story plays upon the timeless theme of selling one's soul in exchange for earthly pleasures, and the inevitable disaster those results. Dorian Gray and its protagonist have become synonymous with the pursuit of pleasure, regardless of its moral consequences. Altogether, The Picture of Dorian Gray reveals Wilde's philosophy more than any of his other works; reading it is an essential key to understanding his artistic mission as a whole. I think that eternal youth is something pretty much everyone dreams of, but nobody attains – nobody, that is, except for Dorian Gray. Sure, it sounds great. Novel tells the story about young man who comes at the big city from the village. He inherits a large fortune from his uncle, and becomes a rich man. He can buy all the things he wants except of young. . However, Dorian's eternal youth comes at a terrible price: he essentially has to sell his soul to get it. Dorian gets eternal life and beauty but lost his happiness, friends, also he lost his love. It is really attractive story, if you start to