A Realized Novel : The Picture Of Dorian Gray

When looking at Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray, it is clear that Frankenstein is a novel that can be placed into both the gothic and horror genre, although it is a gothic novel secondary to it being a horror novel; The picture of Dorian Gray isn’t so clear in this regard. On a first reading, one may assume the story to be gothic literature and only gothic literature because of the sheer amount of gothic characteristics and elements that the text presents that include, but are not limited to; byronic heroism, a dark and gloomy setting, screams or exclaims in different parts of a building or area, and death. Whilst some of these characteristics exist in both the horror and gothic genre, some of them exist prominently in the gothic, such as byronic heroism. That is not to say that byronic heroism is not found at all in the horror genre, but it is not a repeating and prominent element like it is in the gothic.

The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel laced with sin, treachery, and raging battles of inner conflict, is Oscar Wilde’s sole novel. Considered immoral and scandalous upon publication, the book centers around a young man named Dorian Gray, who does not age or reflect the darkness of his heart outwardly, and instead a portrait of him bears the damage his destructive life wreaks on his soul. However, the meaning of the story extends past the simple fact that Dorian lives a life of immorality—he walks the path that takes him there with his two friends, Basil Hallward and Lord Henry Wotten. The two attempt to guide and influence Dorian throughout the novel in their own ways, and are a vital piece of Dorian’s tale. Basil and Henry act as character foils as well as a symbolic angel and devil for Dorian Gray’s character, and also contribute themes of choosing one’s own fate.

In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde is able to show how possessions can change a man so drastically. Over the course of the book the readers examine how many items such as the painting, the yellow book and much more, shape and alter Dorian from being outgoing, likable, and overall good to secluded, manipulative and most of all deceitful. Dorian gray has many motives for being deceitful that help develop the characters, and change the way they interact with each other.

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Much of the criticism regarding The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde has dealt with Dorian Gray’s relation to his own portrait (Raby 392). While some may argue that the portrait represents a reflection of Dorian Gray’s character, this is only a superficial analysis of the novel and Dorian’s character. While Dorian Gray’s true character never changes, it is his own perception of his character (his conscience) that is reflected in the changing face of his portrait. In essence Dorian’s picture becomes a mirror through which the "true Dorian" judges his own metamorphasis as the superficial "Lord Henry Dorian" attempts to embrace Lord Henry’s teachings. Dorian’s

What good does it do a man to gain the whole world yet forfiet his soul? None, perfection, the goal we all reach for, yet is it really attainable to become perfect without giving something in return, possibly your soul. This is a theme challenged in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. We see the tragedy of a young beautiful Englishman, Dorian Gray, who becomes a vain sinner dedicated to pleasure. Dorian's inner secrets and weakness of mind becomes his downfall. In this novel Dorian Gray's apparent perfection is destroyed by his weakness of mind and naiiveness, which becomes the downfall of his soul as his mind is opened to sin and Hedonism by Lord Henry Wotton.

Within chapter 11 of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde casts a momentary spotlight on darkness of solitude that Dorian feels due in part by the esoteric scars that haunt and weigh on his mind. In the first sentence of the last paragraph on page 121 Dorian clearly states “he was quite conscious” which emphasizes the clarity of Dorian’s mind. In elements of fog, haze, mist, or cloudiness Dorian seems to be morally and mentally clouded and tends to get himself into trouble. For example one of those four settings are present when he is in the opium den and has a runin with Syble’s brother or another is the night he killed Basil.

Throughout the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde tells a tale about a young man named Dorian whose entire life changes after he meets Basil Hallward, who paints a portrait of Gray that ultimately leads to Gray’s demise. At the same time, Dorian also meets Lord Henry, who eventually plays a bad influence over Dorian. The portrait shows the man Dorian has become

Oscar Wilde’s first and only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was published as a complete story in 1890 and published as a stand-alone novel in 1891. Wilde is known more as a great playwright and certain traits of his plays, such as those in The Importance of Being Earnest, are mirrored in his novel. Wilde often makes fun of marriage, focuses on beauty, and in the two cases mentioned above, uses mistaken or altered identities to add to his work. That said, The Picture of Dorian Gray is not all light-hearted and comical. The novel delves into the psyche to understand cruelty and how it changed a jolly, handsome, young Dorian Gray into an ugly, bitter man.

The picture of Dorian Gray,is a philosophical novel written by Oscar Wilde first published in July 1890,is about a young and handsome man “Dorian gary” who is extremely desperate for beauty and youth which leads him to turn into an evil, selfish, and hideous person in society.

Dorian Gray from The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the player from Doki Doki Literature Club are both the protagonist of their stories and share a similar personality trait- The Two-Face. The Two-Face is a character that expresses two different sides to their personality- one that they keep hidden and the one that they show to others. Dorian’s Two-Face personality is the split of his physical body, which does not age and allows Dorian to do what he wants in his society, and his painting, which changes form to reflect Dorian’s sinful acts; meanwhile the Player’s Two-Face personality share the same body, that of the character who is written to forget the strange or unnerving events that happens within the game, and the person playing the game, who will most likely remember the events for a long time. Both Dorian and the player get what they want without much refusal from the other character. For instance, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Basil, when wanting to paint Dorian’s picture without Lord Henry staying in the room, Dorian begs Basil to let Lord Henry stay, to which Basil agrees, adding “Dorian’s whims are laws to everybody, except himself” (Wilde, 19). This hints at the early whims of Basil giving in to and seeing the good side of Dorian, but it is more of Dorian wanting Lord Henry to stay with him to influence him of his ideology of only liking things for the beauty, not the substance, since Lord Henry gave him a bit of advice earlier in the confrontation of the three men;

However, in Greek days an intimate relationship between such a pairing was not uncommon. This idea is furthered by the way Basil speaks. On many occasions, he speaks to Dorian. On one such occasion, he says “It is quite true, I have worshipped you with far more romance of feelings than a man should ever give to a friend, somehow I have never loved a woman… From the moment I met you, your personality had the most extraordinary influence over me” (Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray). The subtext in Dorian Gray played a part in Wilde's lasting significance. The story is one that can be read and reread a million times. Some people identify with the characters; others are fascinated with the grim transformation that Dorian Takes throughout the story. No matter one's initial cause for reading the story one fact that is undeniably true is The Picture of Dorian Gray is a story that can be analysed in a million different ways to get a million different answers. This ability to be interpreted a million different ways from Sunday in the beautiful thing that helped Wilde create an influence after his passing on November 30, 1900. It helped turn him into the legend he

In Oscar Wilde’s Popular nineteenth century novel, the Picture of Dorian Gray demonstrates the importance of the aesthetic movement in Victorian England. This suggests youth and physical attractiveness is emphasized and are valuable additions to society. Therefore, what matters to Dorian, is not the internal goodness an individual possesses but the appearance they present. Consequently, Dorian is able to forget the violent acts he commits as long as he appears beautiful on the outside. Since external beauty is valued, Wilde argues that people tend to lose their individualism and conform to society’s expectations. With this in mind, Dorian gray grows more corrupt, self-centered as he focuses more on the pleasure for himself as he becomes more vulnerable to his own misgivings. He loses his individualism, because he is conforming to society’s form of asethics. I agree with Wilde’s arguement about Dorian Gray, that individuals lose their sense of idenity when conforming to society’s influence, such as in today’s beauty standards portrayed on social media, racism described through facism, and LGBTQ rights violated by intolerant individuals. (too wordy)

     The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde. The genre of this novel can be classified as a comedy of manners or a gothic novel. The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. Another version with an additional six chapters was published in 1891. One of the major themes in the novel was the Supremacy of Beauty and Youth. A very attractive man has a portrait painted of himself, and after being warned of the mortality of his youth the man, Dorian, trades his soul to remain young while his portrait bears the markings of his age and evil deeds. Dorian becomes increasingly evil thoughout the novel, while constantly being encouraged by Lord

Art, what is Art? It is an ambiguous matter: without an exact form, an exact meaning. Does it have any rules or restrictions? However, it can be a great influence on the lives of people. In the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, two lovers have fell in and out of love due to Art!