The Picture of Dorian Gray
Essential Life Skills You'll Learn
Recognizing Toxic Influence
Identify mentors and friends who corrupt rather than elevate you
Understanding the Cost of Vanity
See how obsession with image and appearance can hollow out your soul
Facing Consequences
Accept that actions have costs, even when they're not immediately visible
Distinguishing Beauty from Goodness
Recognize that surface beauty does not reflect inner character
Resisting Hedonism
Understand how the pursuit of pleasure alone leads to emptiness
Listening to Your Conscience
Learn why ignoring guilt only makes it grow more monstrous
These skills are woven throughout the analysis, helping you see how classic literature provides practical guidance for navigating today's complex world.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray tells the story of a beautiful young man who wishes that a portrait would age instead of him—a wish that comes true, allowing him to pursue pleasure without visible consequences while his portrait bears the marks of his corruption. Through Intelligence Amplifier™ analysis, we explore how vanity and the pursuit of surface beauty can destroy the soul, how toxic mentors shape us, and the hidden cost of consequence-free living.
Meet Your Guide
Henry, 24
social media influencer and model at luxury brand partnerships, exclusive social circles
wealthy family, absent parents, raised by image-conscious relatives
Throughout this guide, you'll follow Henry's story as they navigate situations that mirror the classic. trades his soul for eternal youth and beauty, discovering that while his curated image stays perfect, his true self rots from within
Table of Contents
The story opens in the luxurious London studio of artist Basil Hall...
Lord Henry Wotton arrives at artist Basil Hallward's studio and imm...
Dorian Gray meets Lord Henry Wotton in Basil's garden, and this enc...
Dorian returns home from his first meeting with Lord Henry, his min...
Dorian Gray sits for his portrait with painter Basil Hallward, and ...
Dorian becomes completely obsessed with the actress Sibyl Vane afte...
Dorian attends a dinner party thrown by his uncle, Lord Kelso, wher...
Dorian wakes up the morning after Sibyl's suicide feeling surprisin...
Dorian Gray returns to London after James Vane's death, but he can'...
Dorian becomes obsessed with a mysterious yellow book that Lord Hen...
Dorian becomes obsessed with collecting beautiful objects from arou...
Dorian finally confronts the horrifying reality of his portrait aft...
Dorian wakes up the morning after murdering Basil Hallward, feeling...
Dorian Gray stands before his portrait in horror, watching as anoth...
Dorian arrives at an opium den in the East End, desperately seeking...
Dorian's world begins to crumble as his past finally catches up wit...
Dorian Gray sits alone in his country estate, consumed by paranoia ...
Dorian confronts the full horror of what he's become when he decide...
Dorian sits alone in his library, tormented by thoughts of his past...
Dorian Gray finally confronts the horror he has become
About Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright, one of London's most popular writers in the early 1890s. Known for his wit, flamboyant style, and brilliant conversation, Wilde's only novel scandalized Victorian society with its themes of hedonism and moral corruption. His life ended in tragedy after imprisonment for 'gross indecency,' dying in exile at 46.
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