The third Socratic
seminar question for The Picture of Dorian Gray
about beauty and ethics really stuck with me. In the story, Dorian is so
obsessed with his beauty and staying young forever that he never questions the
morality of his actions. This causes his change in appearance in Basil's
painting. The fact that Basil's painting is the main reason besides Henry for
Dorian's change in behavior shows the impact that art has on people and their
actions. One form of art in our society that impacts many people are magazines.
The models in magazines are almost always photo shopped to look absolutely
perfect. This is one reason that many people have poor confidence, because
these photo shopped models are portraying a false image that is too unrealistic
and impossible to achieve. I personally
think that Photoshop is used incorrectly. The main purpose for Photoshop is to
sharpen a photo if it blurry, adjust the lighting, etc. It shouldn’t be used
for making major alterations to the picture like changing a body shape,
changing a person's eye color, hair color, figure, etc. This makes the photo
fake and unrealistic which in turn gives people a false image to get
inspiration from. I have seen many of my friends become sad while looking at
photos in magazines and saying that they wished that they could look like a
certain model or celebrity.
Very nice connection
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