Abstract Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is a famous Irish writer of aestheticism in the late nineteenth century and his works are featured by vivid images。 Images of death play an essential role in The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is a narrative of destruction and self-destruction of Dorian Gray。 During his journey to decadence, Dorian’s inward monstrosity is reflected on the picture regardless of his sustainment of superficial beauty in reality。 Dorian Gray is a complicated paradox who enjoys praise from society for his beautiful appearance but turns out to be a devil at odds with social regulations。72329

The thesis discusses the connotations and expressional forms of the representative images of death as the research objects in The Picture of Dorian Gray from three aspects。 Namely, they are death images of sight, death images of characters and death images of emotions。 These images present us a process from despair to darkness and finally a glimmer of hope。 On the one hand, Oscar Wilde makes his accusations on the oppressive environment of the Victorian Period。 On the other hand, he also expresses his appeals for kindness and beauty。

Although the darkness and decadence in the Victorian Period of the nineteenth century have been all exposed, the death of Dorian Gray has passed on a glimmer of hope, which is an indication of the disappearance and death of darkness, and the representative of pursuit towards kindness and goodness。

Key Words: Oscar Wilde     The Picture of Dorian Gray     images of death     connotation     expressional forms

摘 要奥斯卡·王尔德是十九世纪后期英国唯美zhuyi运动的杰出代表。他的作品中蕴含着丰富、生动的各种意象。而死亡意象在《道林·格雷的画像》这部作品中描述了主人公道林毁灭与自我毁灭的故事中起了重要的作用。在不断堕落的过程中，道林内在兽性不断外显在他的画像中，但是他的容貌却保持着一贯的美丽。人们都赞美他的美丽外表时却发现，他本质上是一个违背社会道德十足恶魔。

本文将选取王尔德唯一的一部小说《道林·格雷的画像》中具有代表性的死亡意象为研究对象，分别从景物死亡意象、人物死亡意象以及情感死亡意象这三个方面来分析死亡意象的特定内涵与表现形式,从中体现出这些意象给人的绝望到黑暗再到一丝希望的过程。主要表达王尔德对维多利亚时期社会中使人压抑、窒息的社会环境的批判，同时也表达了王尔德对善与美的呼吁与回归。

虽然这些死亡意象无不揭露了十九世纪维多利亚时期的黑暗与腐朽，但是作者在描写道林·格雷的死亡这件事本身就是向读者传达一种希望，它预示着黑暗的消失与死亡，代表着人们对于真、善、美的向往与追求。

毕业论文关键词：奥斯卡·王尔德     《道林·格雷的画像》     死亡意象     内涵        表现形式

Contents

Abstract i

摘 要 ii

Introduction 1

Chapter One Expressing Despair through Death Images of Flowers 3

1。1 Daisy Expressing the Death of Goodness 3

1。2 Rose Expressing the Death of Love 4

1。3 Poppy Expressing the Death of Virtue 5

1。4 Flowers Expressing Despair 6

Chapter Two Exposing Darkness through Death Images of Characters 8

2。1 Language Exposing the Deadlock of Protagonists