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

2. Theme #1 The importance and purpose of art

3. Theme #2 The supremacy of youth and beauty

4. Theme #3 The superficial and hypocritical nature of society

5. Theme #4 The negative consequences of influence

6. Theme #5 The negative consequences of hedonism

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

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

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

10. Theme #9 The conflict between good versus evil

11. Theme #10 The tragic loss of innocence