# Wealth and Power in An Ideal Husband

> Theme guide for An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde.

The pursuit of wealth as a means to power and success is a central conflict, with Sir Robert Chiltern justifying his past corruption by arguing that 'the God of this century is wealth.'

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