奥斯卡·王尔德是英国现代文学史上难得的奇才,他既是一位优秀的剧作家和小说家,也是英国文学史上一位声名赫赫的诗人和批评家。从文艺创作的目的性上说,他宣扬“为艺术而艺术”。小说《道连·格雷的画像》是王尔德的代表作,也是唯美主义的代表作,旨在说明艺术的生命是依托于人的生命而存在的。本文从《道连.格雷的画像》中主要人物的形象入手,分析王尔德笔下人物形象折射出的社会环境,以及不同人物身上所体现出的唯美主义追求。 Oscar Wilde is a rare Wizards in the history of British modern literature. He is both an excellent playwright and novelist, and is also an illustrious poet and critic in the history of British literature. From the purpose of literary creation, he preached “art for art”. The novel “Portrait of Dorian Gray” is the representative work of Oscar Wilde and also the masterpiece of Aestheticism, which aims to show that the life of art is based on human life. This article starts from the image of the main characters in the portrait of Dorian Gray and analyzes the social environment reflected by the character images of Wilde and the aesthetic pursuit pursued by different characters.