This quote shows how strongly Hyde’s evil nature had progressed after being repressed for so long, and murdering Sir Danvers Carew. Although Hyde is described as dwarfish and deformed, Jekyll accepts him as a true part of himself. For example, Jekyll states “both sides of me were in dead earnest; I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame, than when I labored, in the eye of the day, at the furtherance of knowledge or the relief of sorrow or suffering” (Stephenson 105). After Jekyll’s first transformation into Hyde, he stood in front of the mirror.
How does Stevenson present Hyde as a frightening outsider? demons=us Hyde as a character is never fully present, he is always coming or going from one place to another whenever he is introduced into the narrative. All the characters find it difficult to describe him, no one knows what he is doing when he is out of Mr Utterson’s perspective. Stevenson has effectively manipulated language and dramatic effect from the first mention of Mr Hyde in order to create the elusive evil that haunts the streets of Victorian London. Stevenson presents a sense of displacement about Mr Hyde, when he is first encountered, he is ‘stumping along eastward’ at ‘3 o’clock’ in the morning, and when he is met by Mr Utterson he is ‘approaching home’, again in the
In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , the dualities reflected of the Victorian times. Where people lived a double-life because the norms society set for honourable individuals to comply with were to high for people to come after . Double standards created along of this and fuelled the deception of the middle-class . As society allowed , they lived superficially respectable , moral lives . Alternatively , at night , when doors was closed , that was when people started showing who they really were , showing their dark and desires from the deepest part of their mind .
Robert Louis Stevenson conveys the dual nature of man's personality in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in a wide range of ways, he does this by right off the bat having stories around two distinct individuals with various identities and sentiments about the world, these two men are Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. In the book Mr. Hyde represents evil and Dr. Jekyll represents good, yet they are actually a similar individual and come to symbolize the great and wickedness in each one of us. Jekyll’s character as we are aware of is always concerned with his reputation and making himself look good to other people . Hyde on the other hand is a dark man who manages to inspire fear, disgust, and loathing even from afar. Someone who comes to mind when thinking about these two characters is the infamous serial killer known as Charles Cullen.
In the novel, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson explores the complexity of human nature. He uses characters and events in the novel to present his stance on the major theme: “man is not truly one, but truly two” (125). Branching from this major theme are many more specific views on the idea that human nature is divided into good and evil. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two very different people who occupy the same body. Human beings struggle with good and evil and Stevenson goes to the extreme to to show this relationship.
But in this quiet personality, is a lively young playboy communication field. He was tied to his reputation achievement character, until one day his research was successful. He turned into Mr. Hyde, he is like a cage beast. He killed people, but very carefree.
This may be why he permanently morphed into Mr. Hyde, and then committed suicide because he could not face a world in which he was so hated. In a way, he became what he always was, a base man who sought after
There is something off about him that no one can pinpoint. In this scene Enfield says that just a look from Mr. Hyde was enough to make him break out in a sweat, “He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running.” (2242). Hyde’s lack of reaction also reminded me of the opinion of Victorians being very collected and composed, as though he were a dark parody on what happens when it is taken to
His clothing is described as shabby and dark, which reflects his low social status and lack of wealth. Mr. Hyde’s behavior is characterized by violence, aggression, primitive behavior, and no respect for authority and the well-being of others. He is a man who enjoys causing harm and creating chaos, showing his dark and twisted nature. Mr. Hyde’s action often takes place in the dark and foggy streets of London at night where he engages in criminal behavior such as assault, murder, and blackmail.
Robert Stevenson uses his protagonist’s, Dr. Jekyll, person versus self conflict to illustrate this point. Throughout the text, the reader learns that Dr. Jekyll was born into good fortune and was well-respected in society. However, the reader learns that it was not enough for him. He craves irregularities and he seeks a way to experience both sides of his identity without harming his reputation, which leads him to immoral experiments that bring out Hyde. To be specific, Jekyll states the following, “Many a man would have even blazoned such irregularities as I was guilty of; but from the high views that I had set before me, I regarded and hid them with an almost morbid sense of shame” (Stevenson 55).
Hyde is the type of guy to go off and not be found for months at a time. He is a secretive man with absolutely no friends. Since he rarely is home, his house continues to stay looking beautiful and well-furnished. The area that Hyde’s home was in is SoHo. Soho is a crime-popular area and a scary spot to be in the Victorian Era.
Thus, the growing and developing city of London gave Hyde a cloak in which to hide his despicable behavior, and gave him precious anonymous freedom. In this world, Hyde was able to walk through society unnoticed and disregarded by the many strangers who roamed the streets. Without this opportunity
Jekyll/Mr. Hyde was out to get me. Slowly, I let go of the terror and continued my mundane life, going to school and playing hopscotch. But at the back of my mind a question floated around: why would Dr. Jekyll want to change into such a frightful character when his life was perfect? Most of the time the answer to this question always came back to Mr. Jekyll being an ungrateful man who just wanted an excuse to perform evil acts. After answering this question, I always felt guilty about not thanking my parents profusely for the comfortable life they had given me and sought to make amends.
At some points, Mr. Hyde doesn’t even seem like he is human at all. He encompasses a messy laboratory and is both violent and cruel. In one instance, Mr. Hyde tramples a girl and then bribes the respective family not to say anything. Mr. Hyde, in another instance of the story, beat Sir Danvers Carew to death with a dense wood
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" brings the double personality theme, but, the story itself is about the mystery behind Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's connection. The whole story goes around Mr. Utterson - a decent lawyer - trying to find out what is wrong with his dear friend, Henry Jekyll, and what is his relationship with the devilish man, also known as Mr. Hyde. On the end of the story, the reader finds out that Mr. Hyde is Jekyll's evil side: the doctor was fascinated by the duality of human nature and decided to do some experiments to separate his two sides, the good one and the evil one. Henry Jekyll wanted to do things that he couldn't because of his reputation and social morals, therefore, the best and only way of doing what he really wanted to was to have another side that no one knew. On the other hand, he didn't know how evil his other side could be: Mr. Hyde was purely evil and Dr. Jekyll wasn't purely good.
