Dorians

The picture of Dorian Gray was published in July of 1890. It was written by Oscar Wilde and it was first published in Lippincott's monthly magazine before it was published into a personal novel. One thing that made the book such a hit was the historical controversy that comes with it. When the story was first published into the magazine the conflict of the time changing was highly argued. In fact before Wilde published The picture of Dorian Gray into a book he was urged to censor some parts of…

anything at all if not perfect? We come into a new age of people, a new age of tolerance, albeit I still feel secluded individually. Though these times are changing, the modern society maintains the past’s obsession with beauty, as the characters in Dorian Gray illustrate. This giant complication with us will never fade. It will continue with others, past, future, present, me. I’m not the only one, millions feel…

young and misguided individual. Driven by his desire to fulfill his lustful temptations, he evolves, the man in the frame, into an individual so vile one cannot stand near without inhaling his moral corruption. Physically, the man of the portrait, Dorian Gray, as having sold his soul to retain his current health and beauty, remains ageless and pristine as he continues in the pursuit of all his wants. However, as time passes, the portrait ages and fades, collecting the years of sin and immorality…

When one thinks of the decadent movement of Aestheticism that Oscar Wilde portrays in his novel Dorian Gray, one thinks of an era where beauty, luxury, and royalty flourish. However, this does not suggest that poverty wasn’t also prominent. A major problem of today’s world as it has been in the past, there’s no denying that poverty is a global dilemma that affects millions. Those unfortunate enough to suffer from poverty may experience hunger and homelessness as well. Lacking the basic…

The death of someone close remains a hard thought for me to fathom. I cannot help but to sympathize with the people close to Michael Brown, an 18 year old, shot by a policeman in Ferguson, Missouri. There is a line between protecting oneself and abuse of force in an authoritative position. Whenever possible, a policeman should take actions to preserve a civilian’s life. Darren Wilson, the officer who killed Brown is guilty of police brutality, but did not commit a hate crime. In August of 2014…

Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, portrays Dorian as a greedy person. Dorian was given a painting of himself, which leads him to prioritize and fixate on beauty. Throughout the book, Dorian finds people that he starts to care about, but hurts them in the process. After realizing the consequences of his actions, he tries to undo the impact that he caused. Dorian shows signs of greed even when he realizes how much he has hurt others that he cares about. This was shown when Dorian wants to…

to accept and share your partner's feelings. Dorian loved Sibyl when he saw her in the theater. He was perfectly wonderful, exquisite, and full of grace, and he considers, she was simply a born artist. He asked his friends to go and see her. When he went to the theater and saw her, he was disappointed. Dorian's response was cold with disgust. He was annoyed with Sybil and told her that he cannot see her anymore. In this essay, I will talk about Dorian love story. When people fall in…

“The picture of Dorian Gray” was originally published in Lippincots monthly magazine in June 1890. The novel is gothic melodrama, with elements of the comedy of manners-genre and is written according to the end of the Victorian era. Crafted in brilliant prose, the book is of lasting importance, as a singular example of Wilde’s wit and satirical talents. The reader follows the tale of Dorian Gray, a young man, who is corrupted and poisoned by the influences around him as his soul decays. Being…

Picture of Dorian Gray is considered to be one of the best known homoerotic novels ever written. Although the novel does not contain any explicit homosexuality, leaving the novel to be a suggestive work of such a theme, Wilde, being queer-coded himself, is able to use his work as an outlet to validate the identity of homosexual individuals. By including homosexual subtext, Wilde promotes the notion that people should not abdicate their individuality and integrity under external influence. Dorian…

Living for pleasure in a society that was pessimistic about change did not seem to face Wilde as he wrote his novel that was too homo to be published the first two times but Dorian Gray, to a great extent is able to embody the qualities of the typical aesthetic and dandy. Throughout the novel Wild shows the growth of Dorian’s addiction to have the most expensive things that are beautiful to the eye and admirable to the people…