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The Three Faces of Oscar Wilde
Title: The Three Faces of Oscar Wilde
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 700 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Three Faces of Oscar Wilde
In the book, The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, there is a character named Lord Henry Wotton. He is the story’s antagonist and whom critics often think most resembles Oscar Wilde. Wilde remarks “Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks of me: Dorian what I would like to be-in other ages perhaps.” Within the preface of The Picture Of Dorian Gray, there lie the lines “…showed first 75 words of 700 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 700 total…the first statement that is written in the preface of The Picture of Dorian Gray, but Wilde obviously revealed himself in this book. His characteristics and personality is revealed through his three main characters: Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward, and Lord Henry Wotten. His image of himself lies within Basil; others image of him lies within Henry; and his ideal image would be Dorian, a young and handsome man with the freedom to satisfy his temptations.
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