The power of influence is one of the most important parts of life on a person. This topic did not bypass the book by Oscar Wilde “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. This subject is relevant in that the influence of society on a person contributes to the speedy perception of social norms, established laws of morality and value orientations in life, and without this a person will not be socially developed. The question under investigation of the essay is at what time will there be a more positive impact on a person from society, namely in a book or in nowadays. And the purpose of the essay is to find out where this influence will be more positive and where negative.
Analyzing the book first, the protagonist Dorian Gray had 2 strong influences from society. First is a Lord Henry appearing in the Dorian Gray painting as a mentor and can be seen as a father figure to the young and receptive Dorian, however, unlike Basil, Henry appears almost entirely as a negative influence in Dorian has life, driving him to live a morally wrong life. …
