Lord Henry and Basil
are attracted to Dorian Gray because of his youth and innocence. In chapter
three it is revealed that Dorian Gray’s childhood is not as picturesque as one
would imagine: “The mother snatched away by death, the boy left to solitude and
the tyranny of an old and loveless man”(Wilde 26). Gray was faced with
adversity at an early age which makes Lord Henry and Basil’s idealistic view of
him surprising. Gray is also intrigued by Lord Henry because no one has ever
been as honest to Gray as Lord Henry has. Basil is now pushed aside because
Basil sees Gray as everyone else does, and Basil does want to ruin Gray’s
apparent innocence. Meanwhile, Lord Henry seeks to corrupt Gray and be upfront
to him about his opinions and what he views as the truth.
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