Character Analysis: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray ---- A young man that comes from a broken family, and a life of pain. He and Basil Hallward had met at a party and instantly become friends. Dorian visits Basil everyday, until he meets Basil's friend Lord Henry. Dorian is fascinated with what Lord Henry tells him. Basil had painted a beautiful picture of Dorian. Mr. Gray had mixed emotions about the painting, all because of what Lord Henry had said to him earlier. Lord Henry told him that his youth was going to fade and he was going to become wrinkly and ugly. Dorian was almost jealous of the painting, because while he gets ug…