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Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The exquisitely handsome Gray prays for eternal good looks as his portrait is being painted. Thus his picture ages and withers while he remains an Adonis “made out of ivory and rose leaves” despite the corrupt and dissolute life that he starts to lead. Throughout the book, we see Dorian go from good to evil, and back again. Through the scandals and the sinful pleasures in which Dorian partakes, he’s never really satisfied with his life, and as time goes on, he becomes increasingly unhappy. The Picture of Dorian Gray shows that even if someone has everything they desire, including never ending youth, ultimately they will not be truly happy.
