Discuss the parallels between Dorian’s story and the Faust legend. Does Dorian make a pact with the devil?
Faust was a successful scholar in Germany who was not satisfied with the knowledge and worldy goods he had. That made him make a deal with the deal, and he traded his soul for boundless knowledge and endless materialistic objects. In exchange for all this, Faust is to go to hell after his life in the world was over. The Faust Legend is directly related to The Picture of Dorian Gray. The storyline and the psychological basis of this book is very similar to the legend and seems like Dorian Gray was inspired by the ancient tale. Dorian Gray, in the beginning of the novel, was a very handsome innocent young man who was naïve and fair. Two men were fascinated by his aura. They were Basil and Lord Henry. Basil was a renounced painter who fell under the spell of Dorian Gray. He was absolutely charmed by him and throughout the novel it is shown that he worshipped Dorian. Lord Henry, on the other hand, was all well spellbound by Dorian. But, Lord Henry thought of Dorian as an interesting topic of observation and influenced Dorian in bad ways. Like Faust, Dorian knew he had a lot in the materialistic world. He was handsome, rich, and educated. Unlike Faust, who was craving knowledge, Dorian wanted eternal beauty and youth. It is not really clear in the book how this transaction worked, but a painting of Dorian Gray aged and showed Dorian’s corrupt spirit while Dorian stayed young. Dorian began to notice that his painting aged when he broke the heart of a young girl, Sibyl. Dorian was fascinated by the idea of Hedonism, to live life only through pleasure. His road to corruption started by the suicide of Sibyl Vane. From then on, his flawless life and reputation began to spiral. Dorian’s sins began to become horrid and everytime a sin was committed, his picture started to look even more ghastly. I am not sure why his hunger for sin and corrupting began. His aging painting may have sparked it, but it is still confusing how his mind works, and what urges him to all this gruesome deeds. It makes me wonder, did the devil really make him do it? Or did Dorian let the devil inside of him through greed and youth? What motivation urged him to start impacting on young men, killing them and even ruining their reputation? Dorian Gray is still quite a mystery to me. At the end of the novel, did Dorian realize of his sins or did he kill himself by accident? What beauty and greed does to a man. Dorian’s fatal flaw was the fear of death and old age.
Show the stages of the plot development of Treasure Island according to the given G. Freytag’s pyramid scheme below:
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Treasure Island, classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, serialized in the magazine Young Folks from October 1881 to January 1882 under the title The Sea-Cook; or, Treasure Island and published in book form in 1883. Although not the first book about pirates, Treasure Island is considered by many to be the best.
*The main character, young Jim Hawkins, helps his parents run the Admiral Benbow, an inn near Bristol, England. One day a desperate-looking ruffian, Billy Bones (“the captain”), appears and takes a room. After being visited by a former mate named Black Dog, Billy suffers a stroke. Later, while drinking rum, he tells Jim that he is a pirate and that he has a treasure map. However, Billy fears that another pirate might mark him with a black spot .
*Shortly thereafter, Jim’s ailing father, who is being tended to by Dr. Livesey, dies. A blind beggar, later revealed to be the pirate Pew, subsequently arrives and puts something in Bones’s hand. After Pew leaves, Billy has a fatal stroke.Jim and his mother open Billy’s sea chest, taking the money owed to them as well as a packet, before fleeing. A group of pirates led by Pew descends on the inn, but they are soon scared off by the sound of approaching horses; Pew is trampled to death. Believing that the pirates were searching for the packet, Jim seeks out Dr. Livesey, who is with Squire Trelawny. The packet is revealed to contain a treasure map, and the three decide to mount an expedition to Skeleton Island to find the hidden riches. However, they are fooled into hiring some of Billy’s former shipmates, including the leader of the pirates, Long John Silver.
*During the voyage, Jim overhears Silver and his men planning to steal the treasure once it is found and to kill all of the non-pirates. What follows is a rip-roaring tale of mutiny, treachery, swordfights, and murder as Jim, Dr. Livesey, and the squire are forced to live by their wits in order to survive against ruthlessWhile a preeminent adventure tale.
*Treasure Island is also an enduring coming-of-age story as Jim both navigates life-and-death situations and encounters moral lessons. It introduced numerous concepts that have become widely associated with pirates: one-legged seamen, black-sailed ships, treasure maps marked with an “X,” the frightening black spot, and parrots yelling “pieces of eight.” With its evocative atmosphere, vivid text, and fantastic characters, Treasure Island spawned countless imitations. Films such as those in the hugely popular Pirates of the Caribbean series still encourage the romanticism of piracy. enemies.
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*They are aided by Captain Smollet and by Ben Gunn, a pirate marooned on Skeleton Island. Jim and the others ultimately prevail over the pirates and return home with the treasure. Silver notably escapes with some of the money.
29. Show the stages of the plot development of Vanity Fair according to the given G. Freytag’s pyramid scheme below:
Introduction
Becky visits the Sedleys and fails to get Jos to propose.
Rising Action
Becky insinuates herself into the Crawley household.
Becky and Rawdon secretly marry; his aunt disinherits him.
The Sedleys lose their income and spiral toward bankruptcy.
George marries Amelia and is disinherited.
George, Dobbin, and Rawdon are deployed to Brussels.
George dies; Amelia and their baby move in with her parents.
Rawdon dotes on his son, while Becky seeks patronage.
Amelia surrenders Georgy to be raised by her father-in-law.
Rawdon hits Steyne and finds himself assigned to an island.
Climax
Becky travels to other cities seeking patronage.
Falling Action
Becky reveals George's betrayal; Amelia marries Dobbin.
Rawdy inherits Queen's Crawley and befriends Georgy.
Jos dies mysteriously; Becky gets his life insurance payout.
Resolution
Becky settles into a new life in Bath.
30. Daniel Defo “Robinson Crusoe”
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