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PollyParakul
Ms.Gardner
English10H/Per.6
18October2015

ArtIsButaDream

Aubrey,Bryan."CriticalEssayon'ThePictureofDorianGray'."
NovelsforStudents
.Ed.
IraMarkMilneandTimothySisler.Vol.20.Detroit:Gale,2005.
Literature
ResourceCenter
.Web.20Oct.2015.

Aubreyscritiqueexploresfurtherintosubjectsofphilosophictheoriessuchasthe
paradoxoffeelinglifewithoutfeelingitandthesignificantdifferencebetweenart
andlife.Aubreytouchesontheparadoxicalstatethecharactersliveinthroughout
thenovel:intheirexperienceswithart,thecharactersareabletoexperience
emotionsthroughthepieceswithoutactuallyfeelingthematthesametime.He
suggeststhatartshieldspeoplefromharshnessofactualexistence,forlife,unlike
art,lacksform.Intheparadoxofbeingbothemotionallytouchedanduntouched,
weareabletofeelabstractemotionsinartinawaythatletsusescapefromthetrue
painwehavetoexperienceinreallife.

AubreyinsightfullyinsertsquotesfromOscarWildesessay,TheCriticasArtist
tocarryacrossaclearerunderstandingofwhattheauthormayhaveimplied
throughthephilosophicaltheoriesmentionedinhisnovel.Hebuildsoffoftextual
evidencefromthenovel,essay,oranyquoteofWildestoanalyzedeeperintothe
theories,aswellassuggestinghisownthoughtsonthetopicaswell.Hisanalysisof


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thephilosophyisevidentlystrongandperceptivewhichbuildsuphisethosasa
critic.

Beckson,Karl."OscarWilde:Overview."
Gay&LesbianLiterature
.Vol.1.Detroit:Gale,1994.
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Web.25Oct.2015.

BecksonsbiographicalarticleservestoexploredeeperintoOscarWildes
homosexualityandtheeffecthissexualorientationhadonhislifeandhisworks.
BecksonintroducesdifferentpiecesofwritingthroughoutWildescareerandhighlights
certaindetailsthatmayhavehintedatWildessexuality.Hededicatedspecialattentionto
Wildesmostdaringandhomoeroticwork,
ThePictureofDorianGray,
inwhichmale
charactersareseentohaveromanticinterestinoneanother.Becksonconcludedthe
articledescribingtheresultofWildescontroversialnovel:atwoyearprisonsentencefor
committinghomosexualacts.

WiththeuseofsupportfromWildeswritingsasaprimarysourcetohisownsexuality
andtheattentiontohintsanddetailsuggestinghishomosexuality,Becksonisableto
accessanobservantandclearwayofinformingreadersaboutaparticularsideofOscar
Wildeslife.Byhighlightingthecontrovertiblenovel,
ThePictureofDorianGray,
readerscanhaveabetterunderstandingoftheauthorsstandpointonthetopicof
homosexualityweareabletounderstandthatthetopicisclosetohisheartandis
meaningfultohim,makingthenovelanditscharactersmorespecialanddistinctive.


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Giacobbe,Alyssa."Youth,Beauty,andanObsessionwithLooks."
BostonGlobe(Boston,MA)
.
21Jan.2010:G.20.
SIRSIssuesResearcher.
Web.02Nov.2015.

Inherarticleaboutthesupremacyofbeautyandappearances,Giacobbediscussesthe
moderndayobsessionwithcosmeticsurgeryandthedesiretochangeonesphysical
appearancesinHollywood.Giacobbenotesseveralpointsonbeautyandthedesperate
maintenanceofyouthsuchasthefactthatbeautyisnotasocialconstructbutabuiltin
ideal.Shesuggeststhatpsychologically,humanbeingstendtoreactmorepositivelyto
beautifulpeopletherefore,theytendtogetthebetterendoftheevolutionarystick,as
wellashavinganeasiertimegettingbetterjobsandincome.

Resourcefully,Giacobbeexercisesherethosbyreferringto
SurvivalofthePrettiest
,a
bookbyHarvardMedicalSchoolpsychologist,NancyEtcoff,tohelpheraccurately
connectherviewsonbeautywithscienceashersupport.Shehasagoodbalancebetween
quotesfromEtcoff,aswellasherowninsightsintothetopicthisbreaksapartherarticle
frombeingareviewofEtcoffsbooktoarepresentationofherpersonalopinions,well
supportedwithpsychologicresearch.SheusesotherresourcessuchasaUKmedical
journalandareportfrom
theAmericanSocietyforAestheticPlasticSurgerytoaddonto
herethos,showingthatshehasmorethanonedatabaseonthistopic.


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Grayling,A.C."Art:WhetherYouLoveItorHateIt,thePurposeIstoElicitaResponse."
TimesHigherEducation
.TimesHigherEducation,07Oct.2009.Web.02Nov.2015.

Graylingsarticleisintroducedbyaninterestingstanceonthepurposeofartthe
writerarguesthatartis,orshouldbecreated,forthepurposeofignitingaresponse.
Theycontinuetosuggestthatitisnottheartsaimtomakeanaudiencefeelorreact
acertainway,buttheartistsaimtoearntheresponsetheyperspiredto.Grayling
alsonotesthatwhileartcanbeadeviceusedtorisereactionsoremotionoutofan
audience,itcanalsobeaformofresponsetotheworldaswell.Attheendoftheir
piece,thewriterconcludesthatessentially,partofartspurposeisitsabilitytostir
upmovementintherealmofthoughtandemotionfortheaudience,forthat
movementiswhatlifeis.

Graylingcreativelyinsertsusefulanalogiestocomparethepurposeofarttothe
purposesofotherformsofpleasureandentertainment,suchaslaughingatajokeor
symphoniesofmusic.Thishelpsreaderstogetabetterunderstandingandinsightof
whathisstanceisonthetopic,aswellasabettercomprehensionofthepurposesof
differentformsofart.Graylingalsohasagreatbalancebetweeninformaland
formaldictiontheirwritingissophisticatedwithitsdeeperexplorationintoart
and,atthesametime,accessibleandeasytounderstandforanyonewhomay
stumbleuponthisarticle.


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Marcus,Steven."HeResistedEverythingExceptTemptation."
TheNewYorkTimesBook
Review
(17Nov.1985):7.Rpt.in
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Detroit:Gale,2015.
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Web.24Oct.2015.

MarcusdefinesOscarWildeasawriterwhoselifeisinseparablefromhisworkwiththe
helpofevidencefrom
SelectedLettersofOscarWilde
,acollectionofWildesletters
throughouthislife,Marcusinsightfullyguidesreadersthroughthewritersartistic
journey.From1877duringWildesstartasamodestlecturerto1883inhisdaysbuilding
aliterarycareer,Wildeseemedasanymanworkingtobecomeasuccessfulyethumble
writer.Moreoverinthe1890s,Wildereceivedtremendousscandalizedattentionfrom
hisnewlypublishednovel,
ThePictureofDorianGray
itwasbecauseofthis
controversialnovelthatbroughtWildemoney,fame,attentiontohishomosexuality,
whichleadtoatwoyearprisonsentence.Finally,Marcusquotedthelostandempty
writerinhistimeafterprison:Imleadingaverygoodlife,anditdoesnotagreewith
me.

Throughoutthearticle,MarcususesexcerptsandquotesfromWildeslettersandessays
toconveycredibilityandaprimarysourcetothewritersexperiences.Heisbalanced
betweenpersonalopinionsonWildeandconcreteeventsthathavehappenedinWildes
life.Attheendofthearticle,hecommentsonthewritersmalepartner,LordAlfred
Douglas,asbeingbadnewsfromthebeginningandcontinuesindetailaboutDouglas
badinfluenceopinionated,hestatesthatDouglaslifehadnomeaningatall.Overall,
Marcusdoesafinejobatgivingbackgroundhistoryonthewriterwhoselifewas
inseparablefromhiswork.


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Upchurch,DavidA."ThePictureofDorianGray:Overview."
ReferenceGuidetoEnglish
Literature
.Ed.D.L.Kirkpatrick.2nded.Chicago:St.JamesPress,1991.
Literature
ResourceCenter
.Web.25Oct.2015.

Inhisarticle,Upchurchstatesthattheaestheticisbuiltonthetensionofoppositesin
OscarWildesnovel,
thePictureofDorianGray,
forart,whiledetachedfromreallifeis
alsoverymuchinvolvedwithit.Hesupportsthisstatementbysuggestingthatthemain
characterofthenovel,DorianGray,becameartwhiletheportraitofhimtookplaceofhis
humantraitsandsinsthiscausesdifficultyforhimtoaestheticallyappreciateartwhile
heisalivingformofone.UpchurchalsonotesthatDorianisafailureatlivinga
perfectlyaestheticlifebecausenoone,infact,can.Attheendofhispiece,Upchurch
highlightsthatart,alongwithextremeaestheticism,cannotbelived,norcanonelive
solelyinreality.

Whileusingsupportfromnovels,otherarticles,andquotesfromsignificantfiguresto
strengthentheirstanceonatopic,Upchurchalsochoosestoinputhisownopinionson
thesubjectofaestheticsbetweenartanditsviewer.HeusesDorianGrayasanexample
ofhowonemay,orcould,becomeartinsteadofviewingittorelatetheparadoxicalpoint
hewasmakingtothetextheisdiscussingthedifferentusesofsupportinthearticle
makeshisstanceonthistopicclearerandmoreinsightful.