Dorian Gray And Frankenstein

Monsters can direct anyone on a fantasy adventure, daring and breathtaking. Try to escape into a world, book, or dream with a monster. The options are all there, if one is dauntless to take this one time experience. Although, humans fear to further investigate what traits constitute a monster. But when labeling someone as a monster, they automatically categorize them based off of their appearance. On balance, Victorian and Romantic novels have been able to incorporate fictional characters to reflect the man’s worst side. Similarly, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray define monsters as disturbing creatures that provoke terror when misbehaving in a iniquitous form. As a result, humans are classified monstrous …show more content…
In that case, beauty captures the attention of others, but it hides his raw side. Dorian Gray is a young, “...beautiful creature, who should be always here in winter when we have no flowers” (Wilde 3). With that said, the quote confirmed by Lord Henry assures others of Dorian Gray’s worthiness in the following chapters. He will be the main character who will undergo an experiment secretly conducted by Mr.Wotton. Therefore, the description of Dorian’s pleasant appearance highlights an important quality one will adore. But we are conflicted with the main person who influenced Dorian Gray in an evil manner. Could it be Basil his artistic best friend or Lord Henry the passionate hedonistic? From chapter one, Basil has been frightened by Lord Henry’s presence and him wishing to see who was the “young Adonis” in his painting (Wilde 2). Lord Henry seems to be astonished by the this youthful beauty because he describes him as “if he was made out of ivory and rose-leaves” (Wilde 2). For this reason, Basil prevents Lord Henry to interfere with Dorian Gray because his art is based off of him. Lord Henry is known best for altering people’s mind set and to persuade those to consider whether his proposals are correct. By the way, Lord Henry recognizes his intentions when trying to get a hold of this beautiful monster. He confesses to Basil that he …show more content…
The theme of obsession in creating life leads a man into potential destruction in humanity. Victor and Lord Henry are similar because they both perceived their creations were going to go against them. And so Dorian Gray and the masterpiece undergo a tempted juncture in which they feel as if they do not belong in this negative, idealistic society. Frankly, society is influencing them with “monstrous laws” in order to affect their thoughts, since “it has been said that great events of the world take place in the brain” (Wilde 14). Shelley and Wilde both include fragile, unusual characters in their novels to reveal the negative perspectives they receive when they behave in a monstrous manner. That being the case, humans are created to exhibit their weaknesses when disturbed by impractical, social