Oscar Wilde-The Picture of Dorian Gray
I am glad that the general public is noticing Wilde again, but I must
confess, it annoys me. Wilde is all the rage right now, like Austin was a
few years ago, but I believe many of these people are not sincerely
interested in the works of Wilde and that they are simply name-dropping
in an effort to look cutting edge. They act like someone just unearthed
an old manuscript of his and published it. I've got news for them, some
of us have been reading his works all along. Next week, Wilde will be
long forgotten for someone new and ever so trendy.
Now onto
The Picture of Dorian Gray. It is dark and immensely
preachy but in a GREAT way! I know very little about Wilde, but I find
it ironic that he was imprisoned for his "morality" yet the Victorians
could not see what high standards he had for human behavior...such were
the times. The book is about one man's descent into evil and depravity,
and how in spite of his sins, he retained a beautiful outward
appearance. Such is the glamour of evil (now
I am being preachy). This is a short novel with a terrific impact.
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