Question
The Oval Portrait" is one of the best horror stories of Edgar Allan Poe. The story deals with the uneasy relationship between life and art between the young wife and the portrait that her artist-husband paints of her. When the artist-husband completes his portrait with the cry, 'This is indeed Life itself!' - It suggests how things in our lives are!
As an artist, the painter had succeeded in creating art. He successfully captured the living essence of his subject. The central idea of this story is narcissism, which means an exceptional interest in something. In this story, the artist-husband is a narcissist as he is overinvolved in his work and fails to give preference to his life and people associated with him.
People who get the chance to look at the painting will never fail to notice the marvel of the artwork and concluded that it is the combination of the painter's skill and love for his wife. On the contrary, the artist shuts himself and his wife into the tower - away from the visitor's noticeb to produce artwork with focus. As he becomes more focused and obsessed with his work, the painter-husband fails to notice that his wife is growing paler and losing her life. Though the painter's art has brought him fame and appreciation, it has ultimately been depicted as a killer responsible for the young wife's death.
Value: 1
What is the central idea of the story, "The Oval Portrait"?
a.
Confusing relationship between art and life
b.
Confusing relationship between young wife and old man
c.
The husband-painter turns to be a vampire
As an artist, the painter had succeeded in creating art. He successfully captured the living essence of his subject. The central idea of this story is narcissism, which means an exceptional interest in something. In this story, the artist-husband is a narcissist as he is overinvolved in his work and fails to give preference to his life and people associated with him.
People who get the chance to look at the painting will never fail to notice the marvel of the artwork and concluded that it is the combination of the painter's skill and love for his wife. On the contrary, the artist shuts himself and his wife into the tower - away from the visitor's noticeb to produce artwork with focus. As he becomes more focused and obsessed with his work, the painter-husband fails to notice that his wife is growing paler and losing her life. Though the painter's art has brought him fame and appreciation, it has ultimately been depicted as a killer responsible for the young wife's death.
Value: 1
What is the central idea of the story, "The Oval Portrait"?
a.
Confusing relationship between art and life
b.
Confusing relationship between young wife and old man
c.
The husband-painter turns to be a vampire
Answers
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The central idea of the story "The Oval Portrait" is best reflected in option:
**a. Confusing relationship between art and life.**
The story explores how the artist's obsession with capturing life through his art ultimately leads to the loss of life itself, highlighting a complex and uneasy balance between the two.
**a. Confusing relationship between art and life.**
The story explores how the artist's obsession with capturing life through his art ultimately leads to the loss of life itself, highlighting a complex and uneasy balance between the two.