The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel that explores moral corruption and vanity. It goes down a very dark hole as it follows the story of Dorian Gray, a young man who has wishes for and gets a portrait that ages instead of he himself aging.
The story follows a life of vanity and indulgence, and the ultimate consequences of a hedonistic lifestyle.
This novel has come to represent the classic story of selfishness, decadence and personal moral decay.