‘“Of course I am very
fond of Harry. But I know that you are better than he is. You are not stronger—you
are too much afraid of life—but you are better”’ (Wilde 81).
Basil goes to see Dorian, and Dorian acknowledges the changes
that he has undergone since meeting Harry. It is clear that Dorian understands
that Harry is not a good person, and that Basil is a better influence over him.
Unfortunately, Dorian decides to choose Harry over Basil, because Harry is more
captivating to Dorian. Dorian understands the divide between good and evil,
until Harry gives him the book. The book takes over Dorian’s soul and he no
longer understands what is good and evil. At the end of the eleventh chapter
the change in Dorian’s character has changed: “There were moments when he
looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception
of the beautiful” (Wilde 107). Dorian’s aesthetic philosophy has completely
changed from the beginning of the book because now he views art as the ability
to see the evil in the individual.
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