The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of moral corruption by the means of aestheticism. In the novel, the well meaning artist Basil Hallward presets young Dorian Gray with a portrait of himself. ... Although Lord Henry states that, "all influence is immoral" (Wilde 18), he nonetheless drastically changes Dorian Gray. ... If Lord Henry's aesthetic ideas have validity ,Dorian Gray's portrait should not become ugly, but rather more beautiful. ... Because Lord Henry is responsible for influencing Dorian Gray, he is partly the cause of the death of Dorian (5810). ...

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Throughout the first section of The Picture of Dorian Gray, there are many references of Dorian Gray and Lord Henry influencing each other. Dorian Gray is greatly influenced by Lord Henry while Dorians influence on Lord Henry is much more subtle. ... From the moment lord Henry and Dorian Gray met, Lord Henry was very interested in Dorian. ... In conclusion, Lord Henry has had a huge influence over Dorian Gray, while Dorian's influence over Lord Henry is very small. ... All of this shows how influential Lord Henry is when it comes to the once innocence of Dorian Gray....

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Through the three main characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde expressed his views on art in very different ways. Basil Hallward, an artist, supported the aestheticism movement while talking of his painting of Dorian Gray. ... In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Gray blamed a book that Wotton had given him as a present for the many evil deeds he committed. Wotton said to Gray, "Art has no influence upon action. ... Wotton summed it up by saying to Gray, "Life has been your art" (240). ...

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Just remember Lord Henry Wotton, one of the main characters in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", by Oscar Wilde! There is no doubt that he had a very powerful influence on Dorian Gray. ... It was really exciting for him to observe the effect his words had on Dorian's views on life. ... Dorian was a young and inexperienced man, whose character hadn't been formed yet. ... So did Dorian. ...

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