By Aurore Moutier & Victoire de Dorlodot
The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical novel published in July 1890 in Philadelphia. This book tells the story of Dorian Gray, a young man with great beauty, who is painted by Basil Hallward, a painter. This full-length portrait of Dorian becomes the greatest work of Basil, who thinks the beauty of Dorian is responsible for it. When they are done, Dorian meets a friend of Basil: Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian discovers, with the help of the sly words of his new encounter, that beauty will fade and he doesn't have much time left. So he wishes to sell his soul and make the painting age and fade instead of him. The wish is granted. Dorian will then learn things about society with Lord Henry who is not the best influence. He will become rotten from the inside, but it will never show, except on the painting.
This book was really relevant and stirred up a lot of different aspects of our modern capitalist and narcissistic society. At some points, with the clever words of Lord Henry, you really do feel that Dorian is the good guy even though he clearly isn’t. Although it was a little bit difficult to read because of the long and metaphorical sentences and the old English words, I passed through it with the impression of acquiring a better understanding of people. The fine words of Oscar Wilde and the whole aspect and message behind this book is really captivating and entertaining and all this makes it a really good book. I would clearly recommend it if you’re a good reader in English.
The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical novel published in July 1890 in Philadelphia. This book tells the story of Dorian Gray, a young man with great beauty, who is painted by Basil Hallward, a painter. This full-length portrait of Dorian becomes the greatest work of Basil, who thinks the beauty of Dorian is responsible for it. When they are done, Dorian meets a friend of Basil: Lord Henry Wotton. Dorian discovers, with the help of the sly words of his new encounter, that beauty will fade and he doesn't have much time left. So he wishes to sell his soul and make the painting age and fade instead of him. The wish is granted. Dorian will then learn things about society with Lord Henry who is not the best influence. He will become rotten from the inside, but it will never show, except on the painting. This book was really relevant and stirred up a lot of different aspects of our modern capitalist and narcissistic society. At some points, with the clever words of Lord Henry, you really do feel that Dorian is the good guy even though he clearly isn’t. Although it was a little bit difficult to read because of the long and metaphorical sentences and the old English words, I passed through it with the impression of acquiring a better understanding of people. The fine words of Oscar Wilde and the whole aspect and message behind this book is really captivating and entertaining and all this makes it a really good book. I would clearly recommend it if you’re a good reader in English.
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