Why is everyone OBSESSED with this author? | Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray isn’t just a gothic novel, it’s a mirror to our obsession with youth, beauty, and moral decay. This video essay dives deep into Wilde’s provocative masterpiece, exploring how vanity, duality, and aestheticism still haunt our modern world. If you’re into timeless literature, toxic beauty standards, or existential dread, this is the Wilde breakdown for you. Some parts are heavily inspired by -    • The Unhinged Trials of Oscar Wilde   (thanks kaz rowe) Perfect for fans of Oscar Wilde, gothic fiction, philosophical deep dives, self-worth, video essays, productivity culture, and modern existentialism. Franz Kafka video -    • Why GenZ is SECRETLY OBSESSED with this au...   🔴 What You’ll Learn from This Video Essay: ✅ How Dorian Gray critiques the obsession with beauty, fame, and eternal youth ✅ How Wilde’s personal life bleeds into the novel’s themes of identity, repression, and rebellion ✅ Why this Victorian novel hits harder in the age of Instagram, filters, and online personas ✅The connection between stoicism, existentialism, and wilde’s realism. #OscarWilde #doriangray #stoicism #selfhelp #videoessay #darkacademia #identitycrisis #philosophy #aestheticism #booktok #existentialism #literatureanalysis #genzphilosophy #beautyculture ------------------- lets be friends at: https://www.x.com/TheBubblie   / thebubblie   i hope you enjoyed the video Cheers!!