Rating: 5 stars
Cover synopsis: A young man sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. The dandy remains forever unchanged -- petulant, hedonistic, vain and amoral -- while a painting of him ages and grows increasingly hideous with the years.
Wow. This was an incredible examination of the human mind and soul, good and evil, choice and destiny. I'm sure I will be mulling over it for weeks to come. The Picture of Dorian Gray was an interesting look at the influences that corrupt -- and how one under corrupt influences can in turn influence others.
It shows us how vanity, selfishness and weakness of mind can be not only one's moral downfall, but the means to one's physical end as well. Fascinating.
