The Picture of Dorian Gray is Wilde's only novel. ... (Wilde 92) The Preface in The Picture of Dorian Gray was written as an answer to the critics. ... What Dorian Gray's sins are no one knows. ... Not just in the Picture of Dorian Gray but also in many other Wilde works we find the topic of double life. ... The Picture of Dorian Gray could be considered not only a novel but also a philosophical work. ...

• Word Count: 1890
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School

Society throughout history has influenced people and behavior, in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Grey," by Oscar Wilde we find this most prevalent. As the novel follows the main character, Dorian Grey, we are able to see society's impact on him and his actions through character and settings. ... To the aesthete, the ideal life mimics art; it is beautiful, but quite useless beyond its beauty, concerned only with the individual living it" (Duggan, The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray). ... Duggan also explains, "Rat...

• Word Count: 1387
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

1. Setting is the time and place of the story. One page 165, the story says, "Of all the pupils at knight school..." I chose this quote as an example of setting because the story takes place at the knight school in medieval times. 2a. Characterization is a technique used by writers to create the ch...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School