Study of Male Characters in Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray Based on Horney’s Conflict Theory

In the late Victorian era, due to bourgeoisie’s profit-oriented material supremacy and collapse of traditional religious value system, Wilde advocates aestheticism in order find meaning life. At same time, a new hedonism fit with crowd, expecting world liberate itself enjoyment beauty. But process, Wilde’s heart is torn between two sides his interpersonal relationships are disrupted. The Picture Dorian Gray, he creates three characters associated him. And these also endowed conflict. They make all kinds attempts resolve conflict inner opposition. By analyzing conflicts their based on Horney’s theory, this paper discusses complexity as well.