Wilde Versus Hedonistic Society

Today's culture brings a happy lifestyle to people all over the world. Society says that the way to enrich life and get happiness whatever its behavior is to do something to make an individual feel better. This lifestyle is also sold in the early history of the world and is covered with many names including Greek beautyism and 19th century aesthetics. It has been replaced by many different names, which simply means living only based on emotion, simply happy.

The two books I chose for open research are Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll and Hyde. It was originally created by Oscar Wilde in 1890. It is a story of a young aristocrat Playboy who was influenced by a friend, became a hedonistic selfish person who ended with a tragedy. The second part was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. His people Choosing this book is not a troublesome task for me. "Picture of Dorian Gray" is a book I read last year. I am very happy to read but I feel that I can not get information or ideas. . novel. That is why I think that choosing it for my thesis can help me better understand it. Then I think about choosing the second book based on the characteristics of the first book: I want a book of the same style, same type, same period and similar plot.

Classical works using Oscar Wilde's philosophical plot bring some ideas of philosophical aesthetics. Henry took over to the mentor of Dorian. And he met the portrait basil · Hallward and was fascinated by his beauty, purity, purity and simplicity. Basically this story is a love triangle, both Henry and Basil are highly appreciated by the beauty of Durian. Dorian never noticed his beauty before meeting Sir Henry, and Sir Henry indicated his beauty as worthwhile. When I observe the work done by his friend basil, he is fascinated by his beauty and I think that he will never be young, as he says one day as the picture shows. He expressed his desire to be young forever and his portrait grew older than he.