The main theme of Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) is the pursuit of eternal youth at the expense of one’s soul. Through the increasing decadence and immorality of a beautiful young man named Dorian Gray, the novel explores the consequences of living a life of indulgence and moral corruption.
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