Book Report - The Picture of D
This book is called "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for the character, Dorian Gray, and his portrait, which are the subject of the book's plot. It is a story of corruption, how a man's love for himself and his appearance come to ruin his life. The book is written by the English author Oscar Wilde, apparently the only novel he ever wrote.The story is set in 19th century England. The main character in the book is Dorian Gray, a young man aged about twenty years. He is depicted to have a perfect, clean appearance, and an innocent soul. The book opens with his two close friends, Lord Henry, and Basil Hallward, an eccentric painter having a conversation with each other. Basil has become completely obsessed with the image of Dorian and is spending all his hours working on a brilliant portrait of him, and Dorian Gray becomes all he can talk about. Dorian is eventually influenced by Basil's way of thinking and becomes obsessed with himself and his image.When the picture is complete, Dorian is mesmerized by it. He takes it home and realizes that as he grows old, his portrait will retain its good looks, and wishes that the portrait could grow old and that he would stay young. It has such a dramatic effect on him that he stops carin
Life has become a wreck for Dorian and he wishes to end the grief caused by the painting. He gets to know Sybil better and he proposes marriage to her. You have chattered enough about corruption. The portrait continues to grow old with the years at a regular pace; Dorian stays young forever. He makes himself believe that he has nothing to do with Sybil's death, which is entirely untrue. They are horrible, and they don't mean anything. When he sets out to deliver the message, he hears word that Sybil is dead; she has committed suicide. 'A bitter laugh of mockery broke from the lips of the younger man. While having a conversation with his good friend, Lord Harry, Dorian discovers his friend's true feelings about women. This excerpt is from page 121, Chapter 12:". Dorian later calls a chemist he knew in University, Alan Campbell, to clean up the bloody mess in his room. Most of the time, I felt as though I was witnessing the events in the book as they happened.
Common topics in this essay:
Basil Dorian,
Sybil Sybil,
Dorian Gray,
Knowing Dorian's,
Lord Harry,
Romeo Juliet,
Alan Campbell,
Harry Dorian,
Basil Hallward,
Oscar Wilde,
dorian gray,
lord harry,
dorian stays,
stops caring,
goes home,
sybil vane,
19th century,
obsessed image,
harry basil,
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