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The consequences of not being able to control one's own desires is a point that can be found throughout the Novel.
This can be seen when Lord Henry laments the lives he ruined and his joy at the time when he ruined them. As a consequence of this his wife left him. Also, if Dorian had not wished to have all of his evil and age be transferred into the painting he would not have had to become the monster he became. Additionally, if Sybil had been able to control her emotions for Dorian she probably would not have been heartbroken and committed suicide

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The flowers represent each character’s duality. For example, roses are used in the beginning to show how although beautiful they are also harmful. This is not just a representation of Dorian hurting others but also how Basil goes from a love to Dorian to indirectly or unwillingly hurting him through the creation of the portrait. “The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn” (2). The fact that roses are used is to show the beauty in Dorian while the thorns can show both how he has been mean to Basil and his future murderous corrupted self. On the other hand, the roses could represent the admiration Basil has in Dorian and the thorns would represent how that admiration corrupted and hurt Dorian both through the portrait and through vanity.

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The intricacies of music and its connection to feeling and youth. Dorian’s big feature, besides his beauty, is his talent in music. If one were to look at the Dorian’s first and final conversation with Henry, they would see the change in tone. In the first conversation, Dorian’s song is sweet and melodious, reflecting his innocence. However at the end of the novel, the tune Dorian plays is hauntingly beautiful, remarked by Henry that he had never heard something so wonderful before. This song reflects Dorian’s regret by his actions, and though he may say he doesn’t regret much, the song says otherwise. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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The flowers represent the lingering lust for immoral acts that resides within us. They appear all throughout the novel as it is constantly inside of us yet we don’t usually let it go; we let it just grow and develop inside of us. In the novel, the flowers reflect Dorian and his lust for rather odd things!

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Henry and Dorian are constantly influencing (pollinating) people’s way of thinking and quickly moving on.  This highlights Dorian’s flaw that causes him to involve himself in a person’s life, knowing it will end in a disastrous way.

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The hidden is message of the novel is: Society is wrong. It worships the beautiful and is blind to all of it’s faults. It neglects the moral and wise. The whole novel is a commentary on the faults of society. Throughout the novel, it is Dorian who is worshipped and is the talk of the town. It is only because of his wealth and beauty that he is talked about. In an ideal society, it would be Basil who would be talked about because Basil has great artistic talent and is a moral person. Instead, the only time he is talked about is when he “disappears” (when he is murdered) and that talk won’t even last that long. No one cares that much about Basil because he is not as beautiful as Dorian. Society is superficial and the good suffer because of it.

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There is no such thing as true love. After Dorian thinks he found the love of his life, Sibyl, one flaw about her acting repels Dorian from her instantly. He can not even feel regret or sorrow after her death. He is unaffected. Another example displays Lord Henry’s marriage with his wife. They both keep secrets from each other and do not care to know about them. The marriage is for show, and they have little to no emotional attachment to each other.

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Wealth and prestige doesn’t equate to moral superiority. Henry and Dorian believe they are in the right because they have fancy experiences of art, however that doesn’t make them morally better. They call the less fortunate boring but they have just as many real experiences they’ve learned from as the wealthy maybe even more.

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Throughout the novel, it becomes evident to see that influences are the root of all evil. This is mainly demonstrated through Dorian as a test subject, and his influences. Before he met Lord Henry, he was a fine young man who was no harm to society, but after the encounter, it changed. Dorian demonstrated that because of Lord Henry's influence, evil ensues.

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Separation of conscience from one's identity to hide their evil nature will lead to devastating consequence. His painting represents his conscience and since Dorian was embarrassed of openly admitting being immoral, he hides it. However, the guilt builds up to the point where he can no longer hide so he tries to get rid of it. However this leads to his death.

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In the novel Dorian Gray, it is evident that influence of any kind will either yield in nothingness or negativity in due time. (reason why is…) Anytime one meets someone else and influences them, intentionally or unintentionally, they can never truly seem to grasps any of the good in such influence, and result in the downfall of their life and the influencer to have no true sense of responsibility.

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Throughout  the novel, the recurring symbol of the portrait is used to show the deterioration of Dorian’s innocence and youth, and by the end of the novel his good nature has whittled away. We see how each time that the portrait is brought back, Dorian seems to have become more and more evil, his innocence slowly slipping away from what it was in the very beginning of the novel.

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Dorian is subconsciously already a terrible person, and Lord Henry only allows him to transform into the terrible person he was hiding in himself. Dorian already has an apparent childlike willfulness and an unconscious extreme egotism. He has the potential to blossom into his murder-y, suicide inducing self all along, all Lord Henry does is draw that quality out. Lord Henry doesn’t instill these qualities in Dorian, they were already there the whole time. (dramatic music plays)

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The strength of influences on Dorian is a reoccurring theme in The Portrait of Dorian Gray. He is depicted as a vulnerable person whose innocence is being targeted. Throughout the story, Dorian is always debated upon on whether he is an evil monster or not. This question is only valid as a result of the influences put on him by other characters.

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Dorian's innocence is used and manipulated by others which leads to the corruption of innocence and destruction of his conscience. Dorian's youth and innocence is constantly used for the benefit and self satisfaction of Lord Henry.

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Throughout The Portrait of Dorian Gray, there is a cycle of corruption. It involves being corrupted, and then corrupting others as well. Dorian Gray grows up while being corrupted by Lord Henry, and in return goes on to corrupt Hetty and Sibyl. He does not understand the damage he has created, as he grew up being corruption, so the actions do not phase him.

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Dorian is corrupted and thus corrupts others. The moral of the story then becomes that influence is the most powerful trait that changes Dorian from good to evil