Part one of term paper
"" is Oscar Wilde's only novel and one of his most celebrated works. It was first published in 1890 by a magazine and a year later in expanded book form with six additional chapters. By some considered as immoral and contaminating, but others brilliant, this piece of work shocked England at its time. The story took place in Victorian England ...

Part two of term paper
... influences from the amoral and selfish man. In great envy of his own canvas reflection, Dorian wished upon eternal youth while his picture aged. This prayer was answered. For every sin he committed, stains were added to the painting while it grew old, but his own face remained virtuous and appealing. Twenty years passed by, as a boyish faced devil, Dorian Gray murdered Basil. Then suffering from mental confusion, he attempted to reclaim his lost purity by demolishing the last and only piece of proof ...