A summer reading essay on the Picture of Dorian Gray

People often times look scornfully upon others who are different. Why do they do this? It is the conclusion of some that jealousy is the root. Yet, at times there are legitimate repercussions for being different. Oscar Wilde, for example, was jailed for being a homosexual when he "came out of the closet." The irony in this is that the Europeans are often noted for their acceptance of different ideas, something normally not tolerated in …

…dispose of Basil's body. The Picture of Dorian Gray, although having many accolades, misses the mark of a sound book. Having allusions to secrets of the past with Allan Campbell, and men talking about how good looking another man is, this book seems take too much a swing toward what the author was jailed for. The Picture of Dorian Gray for many is a good book, and for others it should not have make print.