The Picture of Dorian Gray (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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What symbols represent in literature
What symbols represent in literature
Deeper ideas, themes, or qualities beyond literal meaning
Most significant symbol in Dorian Gray
Most significant symbol in Dorian Gray
The portrait (painting)
What the portrait represents
What the portrait represents
Dorian's soul and moral condition
How portrait changes as Dorian commits immoral acts
How portrait changes as Dorian commits immoral acts
Becomes progressively more hideous and distorted
Portrait's function as Dorian's...
Portrait's function as Dorian's...
External conscience - shows his moral decay
Author of yellow book (À rebours)
Author of yellow book (À rebours)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
Yellow book's role in Dorian's life
Yellow book's role in Dorian's life
Catalyst for his moral downfall
What flowers symbolise in the novel
What flowers symbolise in the novel
Transient beauty and aesthetic pleasure
White colour symbolism in Dorian Gray
White colour symbolism in Dorian Gray
Purity and innocence
Red colour symbolism in the novel
Red colour symbolism in the novel
Blood and violence