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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Essay In my opinion, the mood word, “mysterious”, sums up the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Much of the story surrounds the word, “mysterious.” How can a story create a mood? I will show you. So, In the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson uses imagery, diction, and details to create a mysterious mood. Many quotes of the book that display imagery, also support and create the mood of the book or story. One example is, “three dusty windows barred with iron” (pg 75). The word “dusty”, probably means the windows are old, which in my opinion feeds into the mysterious mood. Another example is, “The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight, although the …show more content…

The first example is, “once crowded with eager students” (Incident of the Letter). This detail is not adding to the story, except for the fact that a flashback adds to the mysterious mood. Another example would be the contents Lanyon found in Jekyll’s drawer, “some powders, a phial and a paper book” ( Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative). These details are contents found when Lanyon goes on a mission the Jekyll sent him on, which in my opinion is mysterious. The last example is, “his clothes, that is to say, although they were of rich and sober fabric” (Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative). The man wearing the clothes adds to a mysterious mood just because of the clothes he is wearing. Now you see how the tiniest details can have such a huge impact on a story.
So I guess in the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson uses imagery, diction, and details to create a mysterious mood. Imagery uses descriptions of scenes in the book to create a mood. Diction uses words or word choice to create a mood. And finally, Details give a little more information to the book as well as… create a mood. I hope you now pay attention to how these things can be used to make up a

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