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The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wild is a story about a man who desires to stay young and learns to be careful of what you wish for because what you think you want isn’t always best. ...
The main characters of this story are Dorian Grey, Basil Hallward, and Lord Henry Wotton. ... Basil is a painter that is overcome by Dorian Grey’s beauty. Basil’s close friend Lord Henry is also in his studio the day Dorian’s picture is painted. Lord Henry was an aristocrat who ends up corrupting Dorian Gray. Lord Henry’s idea that ethics is dishonesty used to cover people’s limitations soon becomes Dorian’s own beliefs. Lord Henry decides early that he wants to dominate Dorian and proceeds through the novel till he is completely degraded. Dorian Grey is the most beautiful man anyone has ever seen. ... His prayer comes true and he remains beautiful even while being crooked on account of Lord Henry’s influence
The main theme of The Picture of Dorian Gray is how something as unimportant as physical looks can take over the well-being of ones morals.
Approximate Word count = 784
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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