The book The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde has many purposes. One of the points of the book is how individuals can slowly deteriorate because of the evil within them. The main point of this novel is the power that art has over others. When an artist composes a great work, he puts his whole heart into it. Part of that person is invested in its creation, making it more than just a statue in a museum or a picture on a wall. In the novel, more than the artist's heart is put into his painting. Basil Hallward, a very talented artist, paints an astonishing realistic portrait of Dorian Gray. From the moment these two met, it was clear that Hallward was in love with Gray. The painting changes Dorian Gray's life in different ways. He had simply asked to stop aging and it happened, the portrait aged for him. However, the portrait ages over the years and becomes very old as a real human being would. The image becomes the driving force of Dorian's life. He may have once been a very good person, but his conscience was in the painting....