The Picture of Dorian Gray

In Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a young man named Dorian trades his soul for eternal youth and the indulgent life of a hedonist. He is gifted a portrait that visually captures the degradation of his soul, allowing him to maintain his external beauty while his internal corruption escalates. As Dorian's moral decline deepens, culminating in increasingly dark acts, he finds it increasingly difficult to sustain his double life, leading to a dramatic and unsettling conclusion.