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PriscillaNavas
Ms.Gardner
English10Hon.
09November2015
InfluenceandImmortality
Aubrey,Bryan."CriticalEssayon'ThePictureofDorianGray'."NovelsforStudents.Ed.
IraMarkMilneandTimothySisler.Vol.20.Detroit:Gale,2005.Literature
ResourceCenter.Web.20Oct.2015.

Thearticleisacriticalessayonthenovelandthecharacterswithin.Aubrey
providesexamplesofexplanationsandopinionssomemighthaveaboutthe
charactersandtheiractions.Forexample,LordHenryinfluencingDorianGrayina
negativeway.

TheessaycouldhelpclarifyLordHenry'smotivewhenheapproachedDorian
Gray.Theessayalsorevealswhatsomanyindividualswouldalsodo:attempttolive
thelifetheywantedtolivethroughsomeoneelse.Theessayhelpsclarifythatthisis
whatLordHenrytriedtodoeventhoughitfailedmiserably.

Ball,Philip."TheGodquest:thehumanlongingforimmortality."NewStatesman24July2015:
30+.LiteratureResourceCenter.Web.27Oct.2015.

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Thearticleabovetakesaninterestinglookatwhatsomanywishtheycouldattain:immortality.
TheBallgoesontosaythat,"thestrangethingaboutourdreamsofimmortalityisthatthey
persistevenwhilesomanyofthestorieswetellaboutthemendbadly."Theauthorthengoeson
toexplorethemedicalandphilosophicaladvancesandadvantagesofaging.

Thisarticleexploresoneofthemaintopicsinthenovel,
ThePictureofDorianGray
,whichis
aging.Doriangoestotheextremeinordertonotagewhicheventuallystillledtohisdeath.The
articlehighlightsthefactthathumanityhasbeenstrivingtoachievethegoalofimmortalityand
helpsclarifythefactthatDorianishumanand,likeotherhumans,strivestoachievethegoalas
well.

Boyle,Robert."OscarWilde."BritishNovelists,18901929:Traditionalists.Ed.ThomasF.
Staley.Detroit:Gale,1984.DictionaryofLiteraryBiographyVol.34.Literature
ResourceCenter.Web.24Oct.2015.

Inthisbiography,BoyleprovidesadetailedandaccuratenarrationofOscarWilde'slife
duringseveralimportantchangesandalterations.Italsoincludesalistofhisliterary
worksandsomeinformationonhisinspirationbehindafewofthem.

Thebiographycontainsanabundanceofinformationwhichhelpswithunderstanding
howthisliteraryworkwascreated.Manyclaimthatmanyoftheissuesdiscussedinthe
articlearewhatshapedOscarWilde'sliteraryworks.Thebiographyalsocontainsalotof

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personalbackgroundonWildewhichcouldhelpthereaderunderstandthepotential
connectionbetweenWildeand
ThePictureofDorianGray.

Gomel,Elana."OscarWilde,ThePictureofDorianGray,andthe(Un)DeathoftheAuthor."
Narrative12.1(2004):74+.LiteratureResourceCenter.Web.1Nov.2015.

Thisarticleoffersaninsightfulviewontheobjectiveandpurposeofthenovelandit's
charactersalongwithacritiqueonthesubjectswithinthenovel.Gomelalsoprovides
informationonafewofthesimilaritieswithothernovels.

Thisarticlecouldhelpthereaderunderstandthecharactersandwhathelpedcreatethem
andtheirpersonalities.Italsohelpsclarifythatthereareongoingthemesthatreachsome
ofWilde'sotherliteraryworksandwhattheimportanceofthatrepetitionmaybe.The
articlehelpsthereaderisolatewhatthepurposeofacharacter'sactionsmaybeaswell.

Jays,David."Wildedisappointment."NewStatesman25Sept.2000:61.LiteratureResource
Center.Web.31Oct.2015.

Thisbiographyhasadualpurposeasitisalsoacriticalessayonthelifechoicesthat
OscarWildemade.JaysprovidesbasicinformationonWildewhilealsoprovidinghis
opiniononWilde'sactionsandthepredicamentsthatthesechoiceswouldultimatelyput
himin.

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Thisbiographycouldhelpthereaderunderstandwhotheauthorwasandhowthisnovel
wasoriginallytakenbytheaudience.It'shelpfultounderstandtheseconceptsbecause
thesecouldhelpthereaderappreciatetheliteraryartthatthey'rereading.Thisarticle
couldhelpthereaderunderstandthethoughtprocessbehindthemakingofthenovel.

Quinn,Peter."Thingsfallapart."Commonweal142.7(2015):31.LiteratureResource
Center.Web.31Oct.2015.

ThisisastorywrittenbyRobertQuinnbasedontheeffectsofagingandsomeof
thedetrimentalchangesthatcangoalongwiththem.Thestoryprovidesoneman's
viewonagingandthefearthatothersmightfeelaswell.IntheendQuinnsimply
saysthatoneshouldenjoylifeinsteadoffocusingontheinevitableprocessthatis
aging.

Thismaybeamoderndaystory,butitprovidesaninnerlookonhowonemight
feelaboutaging.Inthenovel,
ThePictureofDorianGray
,Dorianlearnstofearthe
processofagingwhichleadstothedecisionofwantingtobeimmortal.Thearticle
helpsclarifyhowDorianmustoffeltwhenhefoundoutthatoncetimetakesaway
hisbeautyandageshim,hewillnolongerbeofimportancetosociety.