The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favourite novel because the writer has such a fluent pen that I never got bored while I was reading it.Also,while reading the book,I was always curious and was trying to predict what would happen next.With this book,writer emphasizes the things which are wrong in our society.He shows these defects of society thru Dorian Gray,a handsome man who thinks that he can do everything he wants by using his beauty.Other characters in the novel supports the idea that most important thing in the life is beauty.They praise Dorian because of his beauty and this urges him to make what his heart desires.It leads him to forget about his soul and moral things.Gradually,he becomes a real bad man,who killed several people.At the end,Dorian realizes what he becomes,and dies with rage.With Dorian,writer shows us the bitter end of the man who is only concerned with his own desires.He warns us not to get blinded by beauty,and our desires.He points out that soul wins at the end.Although it’s written long ago,the message that the book conveys is still valid.In other words,the society haven’t changed at all since then.Even it’s getting worse day by day.Today,media decides what a perfect girl or boy should look,and people get influenced by this.They set a model for people in the name of fashion and beauty to sell their products.It demoralizes people,and deters them from seeing the bright side of life.It also leads people to regard physical beauty more important than the beauty that lies in one’s heart.All in all,one should not be obsessed with his own beauty,after all beauty is in the eye of the beholder.