Question

the picture of dorian gray is an 1890 novel by oscar wilde. the story centers on dorian gray, a young man who remains eternally youthful while his portrait ages. throughout the novel, the influential lord henry wotton espouses a philosophy of
ew hedonism,\ arguing that the spiritual and the physical are instead reciprocally curative.
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which quotation from the picture of dorian gray most effectively illustrates the claim?
a \the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.\
b \the aim of life is self - development. to realize ones nature perfectly—that is what each of us is here for.\
c
othing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.\
d \live! live the wonderful life that is in you! let nothing be lost upon you. be always searching for new sensations. be afraid of nothing.\

Explanation:

The claim is about Lord Henry's "New Hedonism" where spiritual and physical are reciprocally curative. Option C states "Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul," which directly shows the reciprocal curative relationship between spiritual (soul) and physical (senses), matching the claim. Other options focus on yielding to temptation (A), self - development (B), or living for new sensations (D), not the reciprocal relationship.

Answer:

C. "Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul."