Oscar K. Allen

old enough to imagine a future, it has been in jeopardy”. Growing up between two world wars and amidst the Great Depression was motivation for the Beat Generation to live in the moment, and not to focus very far into the future. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg were the two most-famous Beat Generation writers, and as their fame developed so did the movement…

to the writer to counteract the negative influences that society consumes. Without the writer trying to push society to preserve itself, civilization’s own deterioration would be inevitable. This idea is seen in both The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, where the writers fulfill their duties…

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a creation of Oscar Wilde’s consciousness and unconsciousness and consequently exposes his dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality. This novel is by all means "a well-written book" known not only for its attractive plot, the elegant language and the well-intended…

societal norms; it molds their character and defines their personality. Many times these actions can cause breakthroughs in one’s life, however other times it can compromise ones reputation and level of respect in society’s social hierarchy. The author, Oscar Wilde, in his classical novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, conveys the explicit message about the importance of meaningful influence on one’s character and the vital implication of recognizing the difference between what is beneficial and…

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, is one of the most amusing and entertaining books to read and just because of the amount of wit and intelligence that can be found in it. Every conversation is a contest on who can make the wittiest comment, though usually won by Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry is a master in the art of conversation and uses epigrams to convey his intelligence. Though wit and intelligence play a large role in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wit and intelligence is shown in…

You have disappointed me.” After his decision, Dorian believes he made an awful mistake, and he must keep the promise of marrying Sibyl. Wilde uses imagery to convey his feelings, “The birds that were singing in the dew drenched garden seemed to be telling the flowers about her.” Dorian’s young and gullible views on life have been altered by Lord Henry as depicted after Dorian learns of Sibyl’s death; Dorian is unaffected due to the influence Lord Henry has on him, “Dorian, you mustn’t let this…

Oscar wilde is known as a poet, as he should be. But he has written a novel and some short stories. His novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray. One of his most famous short stories is The Canterville ghost. He puts all of his effort into his work. In order to undernstand why he writes what he does, we have to dig up his past. We have to look into his life. Oscar Fingal O 'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. William Wilde , who was his father, was a famous…

presents ambiguous interpretations. In truth, a monster signifies the compilation of human fears. Beneath the exterior, the true monster lies within a person’s soul. In both Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray, both authors, Mary Shelley and Oscar Wilde, use their novels to express the fallacy of external appearances and the corruption of human…

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…

In the novel, Oscar Wilde expresses his understanding of the relation between everyday life and art in two obvious metaphors: Dorian Gray as the real life and his portrait as the art. In Wilde’s view, art should derive from real life, and thus be the reflection of it…