Basil

People think that their children naturally accumulate knowledge when they have access to high quality education. Actually, the higher education gives a possibility for them to grow and to develop themselves, when they know what needs to be improved. However, the education does not guarantee their growth and development when they do not acknowledge their weaknesses. Knowing one’s weakness is indispensable for developing or overcoming it. In the novel of Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray,…

indifferent to the loss of his wife. The relationship between Macbeth and his wife correspond to the interactions between Dorian and Basil, displaying a prominent presage towards the demise of anyone innocent encountered by Dorian. Despite receiving multiple opportunities for redemption, Dorian Gray neglected each offer and ignorantly chose to pursue a life of sin by eliminating Basil, the only source of innocence strong enough to save…

The emergence of empires has led to the emergence of many wonderful things, which to this day continue to amaze us and has helped us unravel the past. All the wonderful things that occurred during the duration of these empires are displayed in artifacts in all sizes and shapes. The Roman empire demonstrates their leaders as powerful warriors, who created a vast empire by defeating their enemies in battle and then conquering the surrounding area. The Egyptian empire illustrates an empire with…

From the Mixed- Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Written by Elaine Lobl (E.L.) Konigsberg, From the Mixed- Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler has always been my favorite book despite being published in 1967. In 1968, it had become the first book to ever to be awarded both the Newbery Medal and the Newberry Honor within the same year (Barnes & Noble). This iconic book was written in a sophisticated manner due to its English literature essence. The two main characters, Claudia and Jamie,…

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creep round the fading eyes and make them horrible.˝ In movie adaptation, the act of aging is very vividly shown. With each sin that Dorian commits, worms start to crawl out of the canvas and blood dribbles from his hands, especially when he murders Basil with a knife. He knows no difference between what is right and what is wrong, though he senses at the end of the novel that he had might exaggerated with the murder. He wants to repent and become a new, liberated man but not for the right…

Monsters have been involved in society since the beginning of time. A monster is the physical embodiment of everything that humans are afraid of. Monsters are featured in both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. There is a discrepancy, however, in what makes a man a monster. In both Shelley and Wilde’s novels, it is the creators, not the creations, who are the real monsters. Frankenstein is the culprit of his creation’s evil deeds because he abandoned him at…

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the mother figure of Brewster Place as well as a support system. As explained earlier, Mattie Michael was the mother of Brewster Place. Some may say she acted too much like a mother to the point where she was overprotective, as seen with her son Basil. One might ask how differently the story may have turned out if Mattie did not take it upon herself to…

is and insists that Basil go home to his family. The boy then refuses to go home because of his abusive stepfather, Fisheye. This is the first time the reader hears about Fisheye and it is clearly meant to portray him in a negative light, or else he wouldn’t be beating his family in the first place. Tales of Fisheye’s reputation had already reached Aldrick’s ears so he has second thoughts about getting involved with Basil’s situation, although he ends up helping anyway. Basil tells Aldrick, “You…