Erno Rubik was a Hungarian mathematician who created the 80's fad the Rubik's cube. This cube is made up of six sides, each of which has nine colored squares. The puzzle of the cube is to get all like colors on the same side of the cube. In the "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, the characters Jack and Algernon are like a Rubik's cube, they have many colors that are mixed with …showed first 75 words of 706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 706 total…chaos, but order. Oscar Wilde created two characters that have many sides, similar to that of a rubik's cube. It is seen that both Jack and Algernon contribute their lies that fuel confusion. These lies consist of the colors of love, lies, and pride (red, white, yellow, orange, blue, and green). The dues ex machine at the end of the play solves this confusion. In this respect, Jack and Algernon are like a rubik's cube.