Following up on the reading of the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”‚ by Robert Stevenson‚ I have discovered several themes reflecting upon gothic elements‚ bringing the reader to experience rage‚ fear‚ and horror. Throughout the book there is a big concern about homosexuality‚ murder‚ and duality of human nature all told form a patriarchal point of view. However the centralized focus is based on good and evil. Stevenson focus’ his centralized theme and proves his text to be gothic by
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In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ Dr. Jekyll has an aching curiosity to discover the vulgar and divergent side to life that he’s never been able to experience before. With prolonged amounts of time spent pondering about the measures needed to be taken to attain what he wants‚ Henry Jekyll creates a plan and gathers quantities of chemicals and salts that he believes will transform him into a different being; a sinister being that could commit the sins that he had always been disciplined
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sound like a place where Dr Jekyll should live because this description of London makes it sound evil like Dr Jekyll. The part where the maid of Dr Jekyll house opens the door and she has an evil face and her look in odious joy which just sums up the area of London that is getting described in the extract. After the lady opens the door she explains that she has not seen Mr Hyde for a while which sound mysterious because the weapon to kill Carew said it belonged to Mr Hyde which creates a Mystery in
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Dr. Jekyll: Good or Evil? Over the summer break I had the opportunity to read the novel‚ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The genre of this novel is classified as a mystery. This connects to my thesis statement that humanity has a dual nature where both good and evil exist. The novel supports my chosen theme/thesis‚ because throughout reading we find out that even the best of people have a bit of evil in them. This is showed out through the events that occur
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way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.” Dr. Jekyll on all appearance was a distinguished person in London --- a physician‚ member of the upper class‚ etc. Dr. J had the urge to explore his “evil” side‚ to do things that were inappropriate and unacceptable; he created the idea that if he invented a potion (drug) that would allow him to act out the evil unacceptable parts of his personality and then hide behind the excuse that it was Hyde not him (fooling first himself‚ then others such
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traced back to his studies on the Victorian idea of the double brain. Stevenson’s fascination with dual and split personalities can be found in many of his works‚ including Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is Stevenson’s most obvious use of duality. Dr. Jekyll‚ realizing that he has two parts of himself‚ drinks a potion to separate the more primal side from his refined persona. Images of duality run heavily throughout the story
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Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde displays a very strange depiction of home indeed. Throughout the novel‚ Stevenson penetrates multiple facets of spatial meaning and spatial dynamics‚ arguably the most interesting being that of Dr. Henry Jekyll. The relevant importance of space as a derision of meaning and as a derision of the time period can be encapsulated in one instance specifically in the novel. Upon waking up within his home as the notoriously vicious Hyde‚ Jekyll reveals‚
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Allegories in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has many allegories within. An allegory is a symbol with a deeper meaning. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ there are many allegories. First‚ there is the religious allegory of the devil and the lower self as well as the “hiding” aspect of Hyde. Hyde is also an allegory of human character in general. The city of London‚ and all of its descriptions written by Robert Lewis
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson leaves the reader to ponder whether not Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person or two different people. The book describes several commonalities and differences between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The differences and commonalities are not just found in the physical description of the characters but also in their personalities and their actions. It is my opinion that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are in fact one person with two separate
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In Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ the theme of duality emphasizes‚ through the transformations experienced by Mr. Utterson‚ Dr. Lanyon‚ and Dr. Jekyll‚ that every individual possesses a dark side that they typically do not want to expose. Mr. Utterson expresses this theme of duality through his change in behavior. In the beginning of the novel‚ Stevenson describes Mr. Utterson as a trustworthy and honest lawyer. As the story progresses‚ it is evident that this description
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