Compares Marius the Epicurian, by Walter Pater, and the Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. Describes how each author is able to create art with a pen and words.

Discusses the Oscar Wilde novel, 'Picture of Dorian Gray.' Analyzes Wilde's use of symbolism in the text and reviews major themes. Examines how the theme of secret keeping fit in with Victorian era morality.

Essay about beauty as explored in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Society will always instinctively judge someone based on their appearance, politically we will trust someone who looks more pure and innocent with power, and culturally we will accept people who fit a certain physical standard. However the point is that beauty is not based on how attractive an object is to everybody, but how attractive it is to one.

An essay on the inconsistencies in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

Analyzes the Oscar Wilde novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a story about debauchery and corruption of innocence and well known as a "Gothic melodrama." Examines Dorian's friends, their relation to him and how they influence him.

The Picture of Dorian Gray presents three intriguing characters, all of whom represent in different ways the relationship between art and life, contemplation and action, beauty and ethics. The worship of art and beauty may have its place, but it proves to be an inadequate guide through the troubled maze of real human experience.

The novel ends with Dorian making a last, sad attempt to convince Lord Henry to stop influencing him. When Dorian tries to destroy the portrait, he is in effect killing himself. The portrait held his soul and without soul one can surely no longer live. It was only a matter of time until his career of hedonism at the expense of others was over. Ironically, at the height of his success as an author Oscar, brought an unsuccessful libel suit against his lover's father. His actions backfired and he ended up getting two years in jail for gross indecency. He was in a sad state. Oscar Wilde died in a rundown part of Paris in 1900 in total ignominy

In "The Picture of Dorian Gray," evil is personified in the title character, a man who uses evil to obtain eternal youth. The seven deadly sins are a key theme in the novel by Oscar Wilde.

In The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Lord Henry Wotton plays a pivotal role in shaping the title character's behaviors. Wotton's charisma draws Dorian in, and then Wotton uses that influence to corrupt and demoralize him.

Explores themes from the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. Reveals how Wilde examines essential flaws of mankind through the symbolic use of Dorian's portrait, emphasizing his belief about the decadence of the soul due to narcissism and exorbitant pride.

The upper class in the Victorian Era is depicted as decadant, shallow and unhappy in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. The title character lives a lavish life that consists of secrets and burdens including his murder of Basil Hallward, his situation with the painting, and his eventual opium addiction.

Analyzes The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. Describes how Dorian Gray, the main character of The Picture of Dorian Gray, experiences many drastic changes in his life. Concludes that the attempts of man to live with himself and his enormous guilt are the overwhelming factor that changes Dorian Gray's conscience.

Essay discusses the relationship between art and the artist in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

A summary, review, character analysis, and analysis of memorable quotes from Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.

In Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian Gray is a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Wilde focuses on Dorian Gray's vanity and how it destroys his morality.

Essay provides an analysis of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

Essay is about the characters and how Victorian society plays a role in the story "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, the theme appears to be how the power of art affects both the artist and the audience, but this theme proves to be a deception that masks the corruption of Dorian's soul.

Describes the conflict between characters Dorian and Lord Henry in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Explores how Lord Henry strives to corrupt Dorian. Compares the character of Lord Henry to a narcotic.

Examines the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Describes how Dorian Gray, the main character, is corrupted after he is granted the gift of eternity.

Essay provides a critical response on "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

Dorian Gray in "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde pursues a guilt-free life of hedonism, but his attempt to detach his thinking from his soul never quite works. Dorian isn't able to ever escape his sinful nature.

The destructive relationships among Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward and Lord Henry in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Essay provides an analysis of strengths and weaknesses in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Oscar Wilde's impractical plot is discussed and evaluated as a coming of age story.

How Oscar Wilde uses different devices to set the right mood to introduce James Vane.