In Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, beauty is described as the driving force in the lives of the three main characters, Dorian, Basil and Lord Henry. Dorian, the main character, believes in seizing the opportunity. “Dorian is described as a drug addict, having crazy hungers that became more and more voracious the more he fed them.” Basile, the artist, admires everything that is beautiful in life. Lord Henry, attributed physical appearance to the ability to achieve achievements in life. "Lord Henry's moral position in Dorian Gray is akin to that of the devil; he is the initial serpent of the Garden and continues to incite Dorian to evil throughout the novel." Beauty decides the fate of Dorian, Basil and Lord Henry. The novel embodies the relationship between beauty and morality. Beauty does not depend on whether an object is attractive to everyone, but whether it is attractive to everyone. This story describes how a person's outward attractiveness can influence people's behavior and corrupt their inner beauty. Dorian Gray's life is dictated by his physical appeal "extraordinary personal beauty". His beauty lies in his youth Buckner 2. Dorian's perception of beauty allows him to love. He is convinced that his beauty allows him to accomplish whatever he desires, regardless of the consequences, while being loved by his friends. He uses his beauty to mitigate his evil deeds. Dorian says: “I wish to know nothing about them. I like scandals about others, but scandals about myself don't interest me. They don't have the charm of novelty. Youth and beauty are the most precious things to Dorian. In one's life, beauty is of utmost importance. Then he sees the image of himself, painted by Basil, absorbing his sins and this change...... middle of paper ......mestone.edu:2219/ps/i.do?&id= GALE>Gomel, Élane. “Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and the (non)death of the author.” Story 12.1(2004):74+.LiteratureResourceCenter.Web.1May.2011.< http://library.limestone.edu:2219>Platizky, Roger. “The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde.” The Explainer 60.4 (2002): 202+. Literary Resource Center. Internet. May 1st. 2011. Ruddick, Nicolas. "'The peculiar quality of my genius': degeneration, decadence and Dorian Gray in 1890-91." Oscar Wilde: The Man, His Writings and His World. Ed. Robert N. Keane. New York: AMS Press, Inc., 2003. 125-137. Rpt. in 19th century literary criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Russell Whitaker. Flight. 164. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Information Resource Center. Internet. May 1. 2011