1. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by OSCAR WILDE The book begins talking about the innocence of D. Gray, a young and handsome aristocrat. In the beginning, D. Gray appears as an ideal man. The artist, Basil Hallward, paint a picture of this guy. Dorianisexceptionallyvain and becomesconvincedbyLord Henry Wotton, a nobleman, toputbeautybeforeanythingelse in hislife and searchpleasureas a way of life. Thethoughtsof wakingonedaywithouttheseattributesworriedD. Gray so he would sells hissoulifonly he couldlivewithoutchanges in hisphysicalaspect. He wantstobe as youthfuland lovely as thepicturethatBasilhadpainted of him, and he wishesthattheportraitageinstead of him. D. Gray liveshislife as a pleasureseeker and doesn’tworryaboutmorality. HisrelationshipwithSibyl Vane testshiscompromisewiththisphilosophy. When he breaksSibyl’sheart and shecommit suicide, Doriannoticesthefirstchange in hisportrait, showingtheeffectsof age and experiencewhilehisbodyremainsyoung.
2. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by OSCAR WILDE WhileDorian’ssinsgrowworseovertheyears, theportraitbecames more horrible. Hismurder of Basilmarksthebeginning of hisend: although in thepast he wouldbeabletoforgetanythingfromhismind, he cannotremovethethoughtthat he has killedhisfriend. Dorian’sguilt tortures him. Finally he damagesthepicture and became and oldman, losinghisbeauty. …..and of course, he dies. KEYS: The danger of influence. Relationship of morality and beauty. The superficial nature of society Philosophy of beauty and doublestandards. Where are thelimitsto look beautiful? Artificial beauty. Plastic surgery to fight against age.
