been different.” -Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray The following research delves into the life and literature of Irish-born author and playwright, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde. Overview Oscar Wilde started his writing career in the late 1870s when he explored different forms of writing. His poetry gained popularity in the 1890s and he became an important literary figure of late Victorian England. Oscar Wilde is the genius behind the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and the play The
A picture is worth one thousand words, or so they say. In the case of Dorian Gray, a picture was the difference between rationality and insanity. Passage #3 of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray reveals the impact of a picture on Gray’s psyche, driving him to murder a man; however, the passage also suggests that Gray, while enjoying killing Basil Hallward, was not fully aware of what he was actually doing. This suggestion is a direct result of Wilde’s diction and carefully selected metaphor
to Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, art is described as being “quiet useless” and although some believe art to be very purposeful, art is very useless due to the fact that it is a mere catalyst and contains no thought or expression. According to some, art is extremely useful and important to our lives. Art, they claim, is a form of expression of the inner thoughts and has the potential to change all our hearts. That is not true. People will say that the fact that “Dorian Gray had
The true mutual relationship, though unstated and unofficial, is between Dorian and Lord Henry, who whisked him away from Basil with his fascinating ideals and philosophies about life and love. Wilde used the language of flowers, which though was fading during the Victorian era, was still vaguely known. The language of flowers describes the meaning of various flowers. During Lord Henry’s and Dorian’s first and last meeting, where they reminisce about their first, lilacs are present or brought up
Jessica Gilgan J. Lindberg English 1102 10 January 2014 In “How Reading Makes Us Human,” Karen Swallow Prior quotes multiple psychologists, professors, and writers in regards to how literature influences a reader. The generalized idea found between these sited individuals appears to be an assumption that the word “good” or “great” is an acceptable term to use while discussing literature and those who read it. Frequently throughout this article, literature and its readers are described in somewhat