Themes in The Picture of Dorian Gray “Perfection on the outside. Murderous corruption within.”

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Themes in The Picture of Dorian Gray “Perfection on the outside. Murderous corruption within.”

Theme #1 The importance and purpose of art

Theme #2 The supremacy of youth and beauty

Theme #3 The superficial and hypocritical nature of society

Theme #4 The negative consequences of influence

Theme #5 The negative consequences of hedonism

Theme #6 Appearance versus reality (beauty is only skin deep)

Theme #7 Love of one’s self supersedes the love one might have for other people

Theme #8 You can lie to others, but you cannot lie to yourself

Theme #9 The conflict between good versus evil

Theme #10 The tragic loss of innocence