The Picture of Dorian Gray
Why did the author write this book? Is he trying to satisfy an agenda or make a point with the book? What is it? Did he succeed?
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I'm not too familiar with the motivations of Oscar Wilde for this text but you can check this out:
https://www.quora.com/What-inspired-Oliver-Wilde-to-write-The-Picture-of-Dorian-Gray