A frightening tale

The most frightening part of this novel is the insight into the human condition it provides, how being unfettered by guilt leads to the complete corruption of the title character. The mouthpiece character Lord Henry beginning the novel with some of Wilde's most-often quoted epigrams, seemingly harmless enough at first but starting Dorian Gray on his spiral to the depths. A dark and sinister tale; perhaps the darkest element is the portrait of the upper classes it gives us, not just Dorian's.

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