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    1) The document contains summaries of multiple sources that analyze Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" from different perspectives. 2) Bryan Aubrey's article provides an in-depth look at the three main characters in the novel - Lord Henry, Basil Hallward, and Dorian Gray - and how they relate to themes of art, ethics, and morality. 3) Karl Beckson's biography of Oscar Wilde gives context to the author's life experiences, including his imprisonment for homosexuality, and how these influenced the themes in "Dorian Gray".

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    1) The document contains summaries of multiple sources that analyze Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" from different perspectives. 2) Bryan Aubrey's article provides an in-depth look at the three main characters in the novel - Lord Henry, Basil Hallward, and Dorian Gray - and how they relate to themes of art, ethics, and morality. 3) Karl Beckson's biography of Oscar Wilde gives context to the author's life experiences, including his imprisonment for homosexuality, and how these influenced the themes in "Dorian Gray".

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    1) The document contains summaries of multiple sources that analyze Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" from different perspectives. 2) Bryan Aubrey's article provides an in-depth look at the three main characters in the novel - Lord Henry, Basil Hallward, and Dorian Gray - and how they relate to themes of art, ethics, and morality. 3) Karl Beckson's biography of Oscar Wilde gives context to the author's life experiences, including his imprisonment for homosexuality, and how these influenced the themes in "Dorian Gray".

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    1) The document contains summaries of multiple sources that analyze Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" from different perspectives. 2) Bryan Aubrey's article provides an in-depth look at the three main characters in the novel - Lord Henry, Basil Hallward, and Dorian Gray - and how they relate to themes of art, ethics, and morality. 3) Karl Beckson's biography of Oscar Wilde gives context to the author's life experiences, including his imprisonment for homosexuality, and how these influenced the themes in "Dorian Gray".

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    GracePetraglia

    Ms.Gardner
    English10,Per.6
    20September
    PaintingaNewPicture
    Aubrey,Bryan."CriticalEssayon'ThePictureofDorianGray'."
    NovelsforStudents
    .Ed.Ira
    MarkMilneandTimothySisler.Vol.20.Detroit:Gale,2005.
    LiteratureResourceCenter
    .
    Web.27Oct.2015.

    BryanAubreyprovidesacloserlookateachofthemaincharactersin
    ThePictureof
    DorianGray
    :LordHenry,BasilHallward,andDorianGray.Indepth,Aubreyapplieseach
    onetotherelationshipsbetweenartandlife,contemplationandaction,beautyandethics.

    Thisarticleisexplanatoryoftheactions,emotions,andmotivesbehindthethreeprominent
    charactersinWildesnovel.Aubreytakesapartthecharacters,setsthemagainsteach
    other,comparesthem,andgetstotheircore.Heoffersconcisereasoningandpossible
    explanationssurroundingthecharactersandplot.

    Beckson,Karl."OscarWilde|IrishAuthor."
    EncyclopediaBritannicaOnline
    .Encyclopedia
    Britannica,29May2015.Web.08Nov.2015.
    KarlBecksonoffersaninsidelookintotheshortbutvibrantlifeofOscarWilde.Although
    anaccomplishedpoetandplaywright,Wildelackedmuchofaprivatelifehisbiggest

    scandalwasbeingontrialontheaccusationofbeingahomosexualforwhichhewasfound
    guiltyandsentencedtotwoyearsinjail.

    ThisarticleprovidesmeaningfulinsightintotheinspirationandhistorybehindWildes
    novel.Becksonsarticleisinformativeforthosewhofindcuriosityinwhatanauthorlike
    Wilde,abrashman,waslikeandwhatkindoflifeheled.Fromthisarticleitcanbe
    derivedthatmuchaboutWilde,aswelltheoriginoftheeverpresentthemeofaestheticism
    in
    DorianGray,
    canbelearntfromhischaracters.

    Duggan,Patrick."TheConflictBetweenAestheticismandMoralityinOscarWildesThe
    PictureofDorianGray."
    BostonUniversity
    .BostonUniversityArts&Sciences
    WritingProgram,2007.Web.08Nov.2015.

    InPatrickDuggansarticlehearguesthatWildesnovelisacautionarytaleabout
    aestheticism,apriniciplewhichDorianGrayembodies.Throughoutthenovel
    Doriansaestheticpersonalitybuilds.AsseenwithSibylVane,Dugganpointsoutthat
    Doriansattractionisnottowhosheis,buttheaestheticsofheracting,herart.

    Dugganoffershisadviceonaestheticismandlifeoneshouldnotleadasolely
    aestheticlife,butlifeisntwithoutaestheticism.Forthosewhostruggletodefine
    aestheticismoraestheticactions,thisarticleclearlystatesandprovideexamplesof
    Doriansaestheticism.

    Kaufmann,Frank."Aesthetics."
    NewWorldEncyclopedia
    .ParagonHousePublishers,26Aug.
    2012.Web.08Nov.2015.

    Inaneruditemanner,thisarticleexpoundsonaestheticismcompletewithitsvarying
    formsandmeansofjudgment.FrankKaufmannexplainsthatpeoplejudgeaestheticvalue
    withdesire,subconsciousreactions,andemotionsuchasdisgustevokedbymaggots
    whereasloveorjoyareevokedbypuppiesorkittens.

    Thisarticleisforthosewhofindinterestinthesciencebehindaestheticismandhow/why
    aestheticobjectsarejudgedthewaytheyare.Theviewerholdsthepowertojudgethe
    beautyvalueofart,thesunrise,oraworm.

    Ross,Alex."DeceptivePicture."
    TheNewYorker
    .CondNast,8Aug.2011.Web.20Oct.
    2015.

    AlexRossspieceonOscarWildeexploresWildesboldwriting,complexpsyche,and
    modernideas.Hewasgrapplingwithacrisisofidentityduringatimewhenanything
    besidesthesocialnormwasunacceptableasWildefound,publiclysuggesting
    otherwisewaspunishable.Beinggay,moreoverhowWildeoftenstronglyhintedatit
    inhisworks,wasconsidereddirty,sinful,perverted,andpoisonousduringhislifetime
    andlongafter.

    RossprovidesinsightonhowWildespersonalcharacterandexperienceinfluenced
    hisnovel,ThePictureofDorianGray.Rossdelvesintotheinterestingtheorythat
    Wildebasedhischaractersonhisself,eachofthethreerepresentingadifferentview
    ofWilde:whohethinkshimselftobe,howtheworldthinkshimtobe,andhowhe
    couldbe.HavingopenedupWildescharacter,itcanbeseenhowhisownselfhis
    loveforbeauty,brazenactions,hiscomplexityisclearlyreflectedbythesubjectsof
    hisnovel.

    Sengupta,Somini."AntigayLawsGainGlobalAttentionCounteringThemRemains
    Challenge."
    TheNewYorkTimes
    .TheNewYorkTimes,01Mar.2014.Web.08Nov.

    2015.

    SominiSenguptasarticletactfullyexpressestheglobalissuessurroundinghomosexuals
    andthelawsrestrainingtheirhumanrights.SenguptaiteratesthechallengethattheU.S.
    andcountriesliketheU.S.whosupportgaysfaceiswhethertocontinuegivingsupportand
    aidtothecountrieswhoseantigaylawsputpeopleinjail.

    ThisarticleservestoshowhowradicalandboldWildesnovelwasforthelate1800s.
    Senguptainformsthosewhohaveempathyandcompassionforhomosexualsandtheirfight
    forhumanrightsaroundtheglobe.

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