Mr. Gray What Have We Come To?
Mr. Gray, What Have We Come To?
Art. It's Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Art can be so beautiful or so hideous. So monotonous or poignant. So imaginative or clichéd. So
right or wrong? Art really has no moral, does it? Although the book, The Picture of Dorian Gray has no ethical stance, it was not Oscar Wilde's intention to have a moral. It was to show the splendor of art for art's sake.
Through out the paperback of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, wildly shows his beliefs in art for art's sake (Cauti XIV). This novel shows and follows the guidelines of, do whatever you want, whenever you want and don't worry about the consequences. In other words if you are feeling down, or depressed, go out and get your fix of whatever you need to make life that much better for you (Beckson 72-73). In this work of fiction, the is indeed a painting of a young male by the name of Dorain Gray. Hence the name of the book, The Picture of Dorian Gray. The......
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