In the novel, the well meaning artist Basil Hallward presets young Dorian Gray with a portrait of himself. ... "If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! ... Lord Henry Wotton, the most influential man in Dorian's life, is an aesthete of the mind. ... He gives Dorian a book about a man who seeks beauty in evil sensations. ... A young man who was pure at the beginning of the novel becomes depraved by the influence of Lord Henry. ...

• Word Count: 1332
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He is often considered to be the first "modern artist." ... As Wilde later wrote in one of his letters: ˜Each man sees his own sins in Dorian Gray. ... ˜The artist is the creator of beautiful things,' (Wilde 6) as it is said in the Preface. ... With each sin, Dorian's portrait becomes uglier. ... In the beginning, Dorian is young and innocent; he does not know anything about life. ...

• Word Count: 1890
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A mans singularly blind focus can be so inconspicuously damaging. ... Dorian Gray is an immensely charming young man with a beautiful physical appearance. ... Dorian and Lord Henry meet as Basil Hallward, a subtle artist, is painting a portrait of the ever-beautiful Dorian Gray. ... One can say Harry is the creator of the forever-young Dorian Gray. ... Dorian's portrait is a constant reminder of his immaculate beauty. ...

• Word Count: 1962
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sin is a thing that writes across a man's face But you, Dorian, with your pure bright, innocent face, and your marvellous untroubled youth- I can't believe anything against you."" ... At the beginning we can see Dorian as a happy, vigorous young man so the surroundings adapt to this state. ... The novella starts in spring and ends in winter, so the environment becomes as old as the portrait and Dorian. ... In the novella this idea is shown through Dorian's fate because his portrait forms his life and not inversely. When the portrait returns to its original condition and Dorian b...

• Word Count: 2278
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

These different ideas of art presented a great impact in the poetical development of Oscar Wilde, who agreed and disagreed with some of them, until his critical artist appears with the creation of his own theory of art. ... Even Sibyl's death is seen from a hedonistic perspective, a fact that shocked Basil Hallward who had formed a great affection towards Dorian's beauty and former innocence: 'A man who is a master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. ... The first one after making this magnificent portrait of Dorian, did not want to show it to th...

• Word Count: 1864
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography