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What does the reader bring to a work like 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' being studied and appreciated?
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Well, in Reader Response theory, all the meaning of a book happens in the interaction between the text and the person reading it. The reader's experiences and how the reader relates to the events taking place in the book are more important, in that theory, than what the author's original intent was, or what the book means in a historical or societal context. So, some would say that the reader brings a lot. :) The picture of Dorian Gray is a story about a lot of things... perfection, beauty, hypocrisy, evil, fear... and we, as human beings, feel those things in our world and within ourselves. So, as we read about Dorian and all the people he interacts with in the book, including how he interacts with himself (symbolized by the actions he takes with regard to the painting), we appreciate the work as much as we can *relate* to it, and see the truths of the story reflected in our lives.
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