For some, magic lies in the shadows–it is, afterall, awfully easy to hide one’s flaws in the absence of light, because, for some, light means truth. Light shows what is, instead of what might be;[…]
Tag: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Ideals Rooted in Another – Polished Critical
[…] the significance of idealism and truth in an individual’s life. (June 2009). Ideals are often thought of as the quintessence of escapism; through the creation of false ideals, one may find the motivation[…]
Flores Para los Muertos
in my story i am blanche and he is allan but maybe in his he isn’t […]
A Poet’s Homage
I am not an essayist, nor would I ever care to be one. That being acknowledged, I do, at the same time, recognize the purpose critical writing plays in terms of its kinship to literature,[…]
The Corruption Within Us
A loss of innocence is inevitable. It cannot be so that an individual may live without the purity of their soul being stained, for it is within human nature to be destructive. Although this[…]
The Line Between Dorian Gray and Our Humanity
Pursuing your own pleasures above all else whether it be constantly or occasionally, losing yourself in love for another, devoting yourself to experiencing it all before it’s over… Wanting what you can’t have. Impressionable.[…]
The Heavens, The Earth and The Boy In Between
Experience is simultaneously the builder and the breaker of an individual’s soul; it tints the lens with which we view our pasts, and cautions us on the tools we use to construct our futures. Our[…]
Parallelism That Exists Within The Fates of Oscar Wilde & Dorian Gray
I let myself be lured into long spells of senseless and sensual ease… Tired of being on the heights, I deliberately went to the depths in search for new sensations. What the paradox was to[…]
Wrestling with a Conscience
Is it possible to sin without consequences? While reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, a question arose in my mind: Had it been another in Dorian’s shoes, perhaps Lord Henry, would he have been doomed[…]
Frankenstein’s Monster; Lord Henry’s Dorian
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator(s) about the effect an individual’s perspective has on personal beliefs I decided to experiment and write a compare and contrast essay, comparing and contrasting Lord Henry and[…]