The mind’s imagination has the ability to influence much of life’s actions and thoughts. Imagination is often said to be simply the creative thought process of a person. The way people live their lives is made up of a system of rules or guidelines that they feel is the correct way of being or living. Most of the time these rules are based on what is right and wrong, what is the moral verse the immoral way of living. Often individuals derive at these thoughts based on the influence of others, influences that can be sometimes established from cruel or ill-mattered intentions. Influences that are meant to bring about more harm than good. In “The Picture of Dorian Gray” these influences are presented throughout the story; it is left to Dorian as to which path he will choose based upon what his mind arrives at being justifiable. Lord Henry Wotton also plays a huge part in tampering and somewhat controlling of Dorian’s mind and thoughts. Lord Henry uses his own imagination as to what creative aspect he feels life should take and become and proceeds to create or form a different imagination for Dorian.
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”, has an occurring theme of imagination, it is the imagination that forces the choices made throughout the story. The story depicts the constant struggle between good and evil and right and wrong. Dorian in the beginning of the story is shown as a nice and innocent boy, an individual that chooses the moral things to do in life.His unbelievable beauty is thought to coincide with his goodness, it the concept of appearance being tied or somewhat apart of choices made in life. It is as if to be physically appealing, you are expected to be good and wholesome. However in the story this idea is proven wrong, despite the way Dorian looks, he began to do cruel things. Cruel things that began after Dorian had met Lord Henry. Lord Henry not only has a vivid and somewhat distorted imagination in the thoughts and ideas he presented but his ideas sparked the imagination and thought process of Dorian as well. It is as if Dorian’s first encounter with Lord Henry gave rise to many of Dorian “fresh impulses”. Ideas and concepts that Dorian already contained within his mind but never came across a person to verify his thoughts.
Lord Henry had the ability to alter Dorian greatly in allowing Dorian’s thoughts to prosper and grow. His imagination left a lot to be desired, his outlooks on life’s many events was against all the perspectives most had on the same events. Lord Henry’s theories on life seemed appealing and tempting to any weak minded or vulnerable individual. He had the ability to not only present a theory but to also provide a aspect as to why his theories hold truth. Lord Henry as the temper to Dorian by introducing him to concepts he never really thought of prior to haven met him.
The imagination is a very strong source in life. It has the ability to control everything we do on a daily basis. Imagination is so powerful that it can sometimes create a distortion as to what we view things as being. Imagination can also be seen as having a connection to morality. The temptations and attraction to sinful behaviors is panned out within our minds, the choices we make are left up to being selfish and being more concerned with self pleasure. Dorian is constantly presented this idea in the story, he listens to the advice of Lord Henry and lives life to its fullest or the way in which they felt life should be lived. Both felt life should be filled with the divulging of sin and temptation because without such things life is boring and uninteresting. Dorian and Lord Henry had a creative or different approach on viewing life. Their imaginations helped to verify the concepts of evil and sin being fulfilled in the attempt to give their lives meaning and purpose.
1.The introduction has a great way of evolving things. The first sentences let us know a little bit of where she is going and what her paper is slightly about. She moves from a general point of view to a specific one. I would like to say it has the best of both world- the general conclusion of the people and the general conclusion of the book itself.
ReplyDelete2.The Thesis statement I would guess to be In ““The Picture of Dorian Gray” these influences are presented throughout the story; it is left to Dorian as to which path he will choose based upon what his mind arrives at being justifiable”. It is not very clear, my suggestion would be to specify who she is basing her paper on Lord Henry or Dorian Gray. It is understood that this paper can be based on Lord Henry imagination as well as Dorian but I feel that is not completely based on something in particular. It can be a matter or re placing words for example: These influences are presented “The Picture of Dorian Gray”; it is left to Dorian as to which path he will choose based upon what his mind decides as being justifiable”.
3.You can see the paper is organized for example each paragraph goes well with another and has a great flow to it. Every concept follows each other but they can be expanded a little more. The main concepts that are explored in this paper are Dorian‘s imagination, Lord Henry imagination and at the last paragraph we see a contrast and compare of both imaginations, how they affected Dorian’s life. Each paragraph does make a relevant point such as in the second paragraph we see Dorian’s description and how he developed and the third one we see Lord Henry’s development and personality and at the third one the comparison but in some way Lord Henry’s paragraph doesn’t cover everything fully.
4.The grammar of this paper was good in some occasion they were tiny errors as fragments such as: “Ideas and concepts that Dorian already contained within his mind but never came across a person to verify his thoughts”. The tone of the paragraph was formal and direct.
5.As of now the author has not use any reference.
6.The strength of this paper is definitely the grammar and the way the paper is introduce to the audience. Have to come up with a conclusion!! :)