The story 'The Model Millionaire' by Oscar Wilde focuses on the ideas of class , beauty, wealth and generosity, giving a strong lesson. Discuss.

The following text is adapted from Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lord Henry looked at Dorian Gray. Yes, he was certainly wonderfully handsome, with his finely curved scarlet lips, his frank blue eyes, his crisp gold hair. There was something in his face that made one trust him at once. All the candour of youth was there, as well as all youth’s passionate purity. One felt that he had kept himself unspotted from the world.“You are too charming to go in for philanthropy, Mr. Gray—far too charming.” And Lord Henry flung himself down on the divan and opened his cigarette-case.Dorian Gray, a painter, had been busy mixing his colours and getting his brushes ready. He was looking worried, and when he heard Lord Henry’s last remark, he glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Harry, I want to finish this picture to-day. Would you think it awfully rude of me if I asked you to go away?”Which choice best states the main idea of the text?Dorian Gray’s main passion in life is his philanthropy.eliminateDorian Gray is an unlikeable figure who is too absorbed in his artwork.eliminateDorian Gray is considered rude and overly blunt by all of his peers.eliminateDorian Gray is handsome, talented, and well-liked by those around him.e

In Joyce’s story, the protagonist’s object of desire is worthy of the protagonist’s adoration, thus the protagonist’s disappointment for not being able to buy her a gift is understandable.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Read this story summary:A wealthy couple refuse to help a poor beggar who appears at their door asking for food. When they discover that he is actually the king in disguise, they are punished for their lack of charity and lose all of their money.What form of writing does the summary show?A.FableB.ParodyC.SatireD.Parable

This study aims to show the fictional and philosophical engagement of Aldous Huxley and Somerset Maugham in unveiling human behavior in relation to capital. Huxley in his sarcastic essay Selected Snobberies has described the nature, utility, types and sources of snobbish attitude in people. Most often snobbery stems out from an individual’s socio-economic situation and his consumerist nature. In the short story The Ant and the Grasshopper, Somerset Maugham has deconstructed the age old story of Aesop that is universally used worldwide to teach children the basic morality and work ethics. He reveals the peculiar desire of human beings to indulge in consumption in contrast with learned behavior of self-denial. This study focuses on the degenerative tendency that is outgrown in human nature through the analysis of George Ramsay from Maugham’s The Ant and the Grasshopper. In addition, this study analyses the changing nature of the idealistic tenets pertaining to the changing mode of time and situation. The binary existence of ethical tenets and the allurement of the consumerist world leads to question the value of its palpability, its effect on making people happy or snobbish. Now the fundamental question is how far a human being is capable of learning self-denial. Considering the reality of truth as not one and universal but multifaceted as Chakraborty (2020) claims, both Huxley and Maugham in these two literary pieces are interestingly inquisitive of the modernist ethics and redefine the means of success.

Identify among the following people who have the right attitude about wealth and a healthy lifestyle:  Rishab is a millionaire who remains stressed and doesn’t get enough sleep.  Ashwin is a teacher who spends more energy caring for his health than focusing on his wealth.  Rishabh is a billionaire who focuses on his quality of life.  Farhat is a wealthy woman who actively tries to avoid a materialistic lifestyle.  Meeram is a bank manager who lives a luxurious life but is anxious to buy the latest gadgets from the market first.  Devi is detached from her wealth even though she earns enough to support her entire family.