Weather Vain (i.e. Finally did this blog)

The consequences of Vanity is the main theme in Dorian Gray. Dorian starts
out fully innocent and with a very attractive personality to most but as the story 
goes on, his own soul is defiled with the heinous acts that he commits for the 
seeking of his own beauty and personal fulfillment. Lord Henry and Basil Hallward
 were two definite contributors in the feeding of Dorian's conceited flame. 
With Lord Henry profoundly making the statement probably laden with dry 
wit that "..when your youth goes, your beauty will go with it, and then you will suddenly
 discover that there are no triumphs left for you..."(32). This sparked the first crackles
 of Gerard's mindset of self pleasure and the advantages of beauty. Basil was no 
extinguisher of Dorian's destructive ways, throughout keeping him aware of his idol
 worship and admonition of Dorian's inhuman beauty and power over his art and soul. 
Sybl Vane only furthered Dorian's caustic vanity shortly after their breaking ways. Her
 ballistic reaction to the parting of their countenances encouraged the thoughts of a higher
 place among society that Gray already possessed. Vanity is dangerous, as heavily displayed by Dorian Gray's flagrant disregard for his own soul and the extent of his descent into madness.