Even though the author of Dorian Gray preached aestheticism as the ultimate goal of arts, his work does not converge to that conclusion.
Oscar Wilde, along with other artists belonging to the movement, claimed to believe art is done for art's sake. That, behind books, pictures and music, there shouldn't be a deeper meaning, a lesson to be taught and learned, any political positioning to defend or attack. Art was, thus, only supposed to be beautiful.
However, Wilde's character Dorian finds himself sinking in life for his lack of moral. Concerned only about his own youth and beauty, Dorian is incapable of loving and connecting to another human being. Consequently, everyone around him suffers and he becomes a dark and lonely soul, whose sins and real age are apparent in a picture of him painted by a friend.
The correct answers are options two and four.
In the excerpt from "Enrique's Journey," the author depicts the adversities the protagonist will come up against once in Chiapas. For example, he uses the migrants' expression "the beast" to refer to thieves, street gangs and the police.
Finally, even though Enrique knows the challenges he must confront, he is still determined to go through them in order to find his mother.
Mark can <u>use quotes from any book in his review</u> because it is allowed under <u>fair use</u>
Fair use allows for the critique of art but does not allow for large chunks of a book to be copied. Fair use also applies to motion picture media, as long as significant portions of the movie is not shown (but rather short clips instead).
