A theme

hedonism

2 fragments in which it recurs.

1 Innocence Corruption The Picture of Dorian Gray

He sent him to bed, and threw himself down on the sofa in the library, and began to think over some of the things that Lord Henry had said to him. He felt a wild longing…
2 Emotional Disconnect The Picture of Dorian Gray

They give us, now and then, some of those luxurious sterile emotions that have a certain charm for the weak. They are simply cheques that men draw on a bank where they h…