Even though the author of Dorian Gray preached aestheticism as the ultimate goal of arts, his work does not converge to that conclusion.
Oscar Wilde, along with other artists belonging to the movement, claimed to believe art is done for art's sake. That, behind books, pictures and music, there shouldn't be a deeper meaning, a lesson to be taught and learned, any political positioning to defend or attack. Art was, thus, only supposed to be beautiful.
However, Wilde's character Dorian finds himself sinking in life for his lack of moral. Concerned only about his own youth and beauty, Dorian is incapable of loving and connecting to another human being. Consequently, everyone around him suffers and he becomes a dark and lonely soul, whose sins and real age are apparent in a picture of him painted by a friend.
Please Post the story So I can answer your question and put who character S is.
Answer:
1. Who is the protagonist of your novel or short story? Describe the protagonist.
The character's name is August Pullman. He lives in Manhatton, NY. He struggles with Treacher Collins' syndrome, and has been homeschooled his whole life. Now it is time for him to start 5th grade and he has been enrolled in a public school for the first time.
2. Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.
"I know I'm not an ordinary 10 year old kid. [...] I know ordinary kids don’t get stared at wherever they go." "My name is August, by the way. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse" Next week I start fifth grade. Since I’ve never been to a real school before, I am pretty much totally and completely petrified."
