In The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde revealed that animalistic traits can influence a character's intellectual attributes. All of the characters possess an overwhelming desire that seems to diminish their morality. Wilde uses Jack Worthing's animalistic behaviors to reveal that his animal self is harming his intellectual self. The work is presented to show that the characters retain an exaggerated pleasure in food, which shows their pleasures in inanimate objects. Every character in the play is involved in lustful relationships, thus mutilating their psychological self. By embracing their animalistic traits, the characters in The Importance of Being Earnest begin to taint their intellectual character that inhibits their overall personality. The animalism of Jack Worthing, the main character, compromises his prestigious morality. Jack creates a fictional character called Ernest Worthing, to act as a rambunctious brother who is portrayed as a burdensome brother. However, he created this fictional character so that he could be as frivolous as he wanted without his protégé Cecily knowing about his stubborn ways. Jack's acquaintance Algernon Moncrieff determines that Jack's brother doesn't actually exist, and his thoughts are reaffirmed when he finds a cigarette case. He asks “This cigarette case is a gift from someone named Cecily, and you said you didn't know anyone by that name…” Jack stutters “Well, if you must know, Cecily happens to be my aunt…” (Wilde 4). The Jack's reasoning has become so tainted that his animalism seems to counterbalance his intellectual character. However, to no avail, Algernon continues to ask incessantly “But why does she call herself little Cecily if she is your aunt and lives in Tunbridge Wells [Read…? ... middle of paper... the characters in The Importance of Being Earnest possess a carnal trait that seems to disfigure their cerebral selves Jack Worthing has grasped the idea of ​​being an "animal." which mutilates his sophisticated personality. The characters Wilde created maintain an overly pleasant relationship with food. This passion for food demonstrates how if one accepts one's hidden desires, one's psychological self could soon be colorful. The lustful relationships we are presented with show how beloved characters could soon be damaged by their obsessive bodily traits. This theme is extremely important to the play, as it demonstrates Wilde's intention that if people begin to accept animalism instead of appeasing it, their cerebral personality will soon be colored. Works Cited Wilde, Oscar. The importance of being serious. New York: Dover Publications, 1990. Print.