Question

"Nowadays people know the price of everything, and the value of nothing."

- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey

Do you think this is true of today? Has this changed since Oscar Wilde wrote it in 1890?
If so, what changed? Please provide examples to support your position.*

Answer 1

This statement is as evident now as it was back in July 1890. Oscar Wilde might have been reflecting on the person, but we fall for that same pit as a community. Currently, Wilde's phrase is much more applicable than it was several decades ago. Often people seem to be in a huge rush in order to invest, own and utilize things and the majority of people do not really recognize the true value of what they own, even if they are often tangled up in their modern hectic lifestyle to recognize it. We are skewed by our beliefs. This diversion makes it tough for us to visualize things as they really are. We need to know and appreciate every small things we have in order to live a happy and a satisfied life.

Answer 2

The phrase "The portrait of Dorian Gray" can be applied to today's society.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement written by Oscar Wilde in "The portrait of Dorian Gray" is very current and can easily be applied to the modern, capitalist and consumerist society that we know today. This is because we live in a society where people's value comes down to what they have, the price of their acquisitions and not their personalities, behaviors and actions. So we can say that today many people only care about the price and not the real value of both people and the situations that surround them.