The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | Chapter 1

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Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides an in-depth summary and analysis of Chapter 1 of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.


As both a morality tale and a horror story, The Picture of Dorian Gray traces the dissolution and destruction of the title character.

The devastatingly handsome Dorian Gray has his portrait painted as a youth and wishes that the painting, rather than his own visage, might reflect his increasing age. His idle wish comes true and his moral turpitude is reflected in his increasingly grisly likeness.

Whether this is an indictment of the character's unethical dealings or of Victorian society's disapproval of Gray's veiled homosexuality remains a topic of intense debate.

Wilde's own valorization of aesthetic beauty is well known and it seems likely that the story is in part an endorsement of that philosophy, which scandalized the ceaselessly practical Victorians.

Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1890. With characteristic savoir faire, Oscar Wilde weaves elements of the gothic and the aesthetic into the fabric of his best-known novel.

The novel The Picture of Dorian Gray contains many potent themes, including reputation versus character, as some find Dorian charming although his nature is dark and his reputation suffers; appearance versus reality, as the novel questions what is on the surface and what lies beneath it; and art versus life, as the difference between creating beauty and living beautifully is demonstrated. Important symbols include the painting, theater, and flowers.


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I would not have made it through high school without these summaries🙌🏻

allienorman
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I’m reading the book now, but there’s a lot going on lol. My ADHD has a difficult time focusing and paying attention so this is really helping me lmao

emmaaaaaa
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Thank u cuz I read the chapter and didn’t understand a single thing going on

elsasienna
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I love the way everything is explained

micaylanaidoo
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Bless this man coz no other videos were this thorough🙏🙏❤

Lee_mee
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He didnt talk abbout the very gay vibe in this cap

elleamorim
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This has been very helpful🤞🏾 thank you

confidencejuniormabulwana
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Russell Jaffe is better than any English teacher ive ever had

jarrodtrollope
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I cant focus because the Bachs cello suite no.1 Prelude is playing in the background. What a curse.

michalbednar
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This so interesting I read the book with my son.

Givy
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Great video but why this way of speaking. It's almost unbearable to listen to.

jerlatti
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let it be known that this book is trash and it should be burned at the stake !

stankpoot
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they miss out on important infomation in later chapters staring from chapter 3

BenDover-pziz
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the obvious homosexual leanings this book takes make it so uncomfortable to read

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