Individualism:FreeFromCorruptionInOscarWilde’sphilosophicalnovelThePictureofDorianGray,themostsalientandsignificantfeatureistheadvocateofindividualismwhichisoppositelyshownbythenegativeconsequencesofLordHenry’sinf

　　Individualism:FreeFromCorruption

　　InOscarWilde’sphilosophicalnovelThePictureofDorianGray,themostsalientandsignificantfeatureistheadvocateofindividualismwhichisoppositelyshownbythenegativeconsequencesofLordHenry’sinfluencetowardthemaincharacterDorianGray.Inthebeginningofthenovel,duringaconversationbetweenthepainterBasilHallwardandhisfriendLordHenryWotton,BasilintroducesDorianasagood-natured,innocentyoungman.However,asinnocentasDorianis,heisvulnerabletoLordHenry’snegativeinfluences.AfterhearingLordHenry’senchantingspeechaboutthesignificanceofyouthandbeauty,Dorianstaresathisbeautifulportraitandutters:“IfitwereIwhowastobealwaysyoung,andthepicturethatwastogrowold!Iwouldgivemysoulforthat”(29).ItisclearthatDorianisalluredbyLordHenry’sphilosophyofHedonism,andstartstovaluebeautymorethanmorality.Fromthispointon,Doriangraduallyloseshisconscienceandviewsthemaingoaloflifeasto“searchfornewsensations”(149)andpleasure,whichisthethemeoftheyellowbookthatLordHenrygivestoDorian.Dorian’sunrestrictedspeechesandactionsleadtothesuicideoftheyoungactressSibylVaneandthemurderofBasil.Eventually,Dorianbeginstocontempthiseviltransformationandappallsbythedecayofhisownsoul;hestabshisportraitandkillshimself.Inthisheartbreakingtragedy,WildeskillfullydepictshowDorian’scredulousnaturecauseshisdestruction.Furthermore,Wildeillustratestheimportanceofhavingindividualityandnottobeeasilycorruptbyoutsideinfluences.Thisvalueofindividualismhelpsexplaintheideaoftranscendentalisminwhichpeopleneedtorelyandtrustthemselvesandbefreeofoutsideinfluences.

　　google我以前试过,好多错误都找不出来呢~

　　麻烦回答的具体一些,

　　我也觉得过去时比较好,可是我们老师说写文学鉴赏都要用现在时呢...

　　还有什么其他问题么?