The Picture Of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde

Dorian Gray İs The Subject Of A Full-Length Portrait İn Oil By Basil Hallward, An Artist İmpressed And İnfatuated By Dorian's Beauty; He Believes That Dorian's Beauty İs Responsible For The New Mood İn His Art As A Painter. Through Basil, Dorian Meets Lord Henry Wotton, And He Soon İs Enthralled By The Aristocrat's Hedonistic World View: That Beauty And Sensual Fulfilment Are The Only Things Worth Pursuing İn Life. Newly Understanding That His Beauty Will Fade, Dorian Expresses The Desire To Sell His Soul, To Ensure That The Picture, Rather Than He, Will Age And Fade. The Wish İs Granted, And Dorian Pursues A Libertine Life Of Varied Amoral Experiences While Staying Young And Beautiful; All The While, His Portrait Ages And Records Every Sin