According to the nurture theory of the evolution of human behavior‚ when a child is first brought into the world it has no basis or idea of how to perceive things. The child is pure and innocent. It is naive to its surroundings‚ depending on the guidance of those around it to show it the way. When a child is born‚ most are accompanied by loving nurses‚ doctors‚ and parents. The moment this child encounters these other beings‚ the influences upon the individual begins. Their parents and peers influence
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of the novel‚ Wilde introduces us to three characters: the artist‚ Basil Hallward‚ his friend Lord Henry (also known as Harry) and his subject for his painting‚ Dorian Gray. When he is introduced‚ Dorian is portrayed as a young‚ informed man who enjoys good company and is still figuring himself and the world out. He is brought in when Basil is painting his portrait‚ and he continues on to say how perfect of a subject Dorian is. Basil fawns over him as a subject and continuously compliments him on how
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CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………...3 Part 1. Oscar Wild – the novelist of the England…………………………………..5 1.1. Literary works of O. Wild……………………………………...……………...6 1.2. The novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and its significance…………………9 1. 3. Aestheticism in the novel …………………………………………………...10 Part 2. Lexical and syntactical stylistic devices used in the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by O. Wild…………………………………………………………14 2.1. Phonetic stylistic devices……………………………………………………..14 2.2. Lexical
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Google defines art as: (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
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‘Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages‚ perhaps.’ – Oscar Wilde in a letter[1] It is a recognized fallacy to equate the experiences of an author with those of a fictional character‚ even if said character happens to be the protagonist of the author’s most influential work. Nevertheless‚ there are some cases when this line of thought may be justified: not in the way of mindlessly
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quite useless” (Wilde 4). Relating to the movement‚ Wilde explains that art should not have any meaning deeper than only for art to be pleasing to the eye‚ which sets the reader up for the plot of the novel. Dorian Gray‚ the model for the painter Basil Hallward‚ becomes obsessive over the portrait of himself. Dorian idolizes the idea of youthfulness being the most important quality one can have. Wilde reflects on the idea of Aestheticism: “To the aesthete‚ the ideal life mimics art; it is beautiful‚
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At first glance‚ Oscar Wilde’s works The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ and The Importance of Being Earnest seem quite disparate. The first is horror‚ while the latter two are comedies; the first is a novel‚ while the latter two are plays; the list of the differences between the 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
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it." Pg.4 Basil had just drawn one of his best portraits and tells Lord Henry that he won’t send it anywhere because he put too much of himself into it. This seems awkward because I thought that artists were supposed to display themselves through their art‚ but Basil finds that the reason not to display his art. "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about‚ and that is not being talked about." Pg.4 This quote is told by Lord Henry to Basil and Dorian after Basil refuses to
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The notion of the Gothic novel‚ also known as the “Gothic romance”‚ was a genre initiated by Horace Warpol’s Castle of Otranto‚ a Gothic Story (1764). The Gothic genre of fictional prose spread over the 19th century. The idea of a gothic themed story is not simply characterized as a gloomy‚ horror story; there is more to the notion than simply this. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde. Having first appeared in 1890 it was edited by Wilde and published in 1891. Given
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through his critically acclaimed plays‚ The Picture Of Dorian Gray was received to much scandal and uproar‚ many claiming the book was immoral. The gothic tale tells the exploits of Dorian Gray‚ a young man who is the subject of a painting by Basil Hallward. In one of his sitting‚ he meets Lord Henry who tells Dorian that only things worth pursuing in life is beauty and pleasure. These words have a profound affect on Dorian‚ realizing he will once grow old and his beauty will fade‚ he wishes that
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