Commentary on an extract from O. Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" chapter 2

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « is, to Basil, that Lord Henry is a bad influence on now, that when one loses one s good looks, whatever Dorian is destined to get old and ugly, whatever may ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The relationships between the three characters.. The influence of Lord Henry on Dorian.. The ambiguity of the relationship between Basil and Dorian.. The rivalry between Lord Henry and Basil.. The pact with the portrait and the issue...»

"Go tell it on the mountain" of James Baldwin

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « father like James mocked his physical appearance he called him ugly on p21 the hypocrisy of Gabriel who is not as good as he P 248, and also a bad father to John ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The image of 'doubles'.. Elisha as Gabriel's double and Richard Wright as David Baldwin's.. The fact that Gabriel doesn't love john like a father loves his own child.. This idea of contradiction....»

"Araby", James Joyce

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   03/08/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « desire to veil themselves (l 56), house in bad humour (l world, it seems that the narrator feels good in the of life (l 81) seems to him ugly monotonous child ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Characters involved in the story. Description of the author's style of writing. The chronological order in the story. Description of the important scenes in the story. Narrator as the romantic hero. The lexical fields of the text . The...»

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