Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) shares prominent similarities with Daniel Keyes’ novel Flowers for Algernon, written in 1966. Although The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Flowers for Algernon were written almost a century apart, they share similar themes such as identity, dual personalities, and the affect this has on the characters. In both novels, scientific experiments are practiced on the titular characters. Because of the experiments, the characters’ identities become fuzzy in the sense that they are the same person as before the experiment. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll uses the experiments to exercise his darkest instincts, but he has
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"The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde" written by Robert Louis Stevenson and "Frankenstein" written by Mary Shelley, both deal with the scientists upsetting the laws of the universe. Both of the scientists, Dr. Jeykll and Frankenstein, are attempting to play God in both of the famous novels. Dr. Jeykll is trying to understand the dual nature of humans to be both good and bad, by wanting to separate the two. While Frankenstein rises to balance his intellectual and social interactions. The stories are both very similar in the fact that they both create a monster. The "monster" in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde" is presented by Dr. Jeykll. The "monster" in "Frankenstein" is presented by Frankenstein himself. In "The Strange
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. The novel is set in Victorian England and follows a man by the name Dr. Jekyll, a respected doctor. Dr. Jekyll is a revered man in society and has every intention of remaining that way. However, one day he goes too far with one of his experiments and he creates a draught that unleashes a split personality within him. This personality goes by the name of Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll does not seek a cure at first because he enjoys having an outlet for all of his desires that are deemed unacceptable by society. Hyde commits evil deeds, such as murdering an old man and trampling a young girl, which Dr. Jekyll could never normally let himself go through with. Dr. Jekyll believes that he can remain a good, reputable man even when a part of him is doing wrong. However, he soon learns that this is impossible. Soon after, Dr. Jekyll loses control over his ability to transform into Mr. Hyde. At first, he would only change during the night. Then, he started transforming during the day as well. Dr. Jekyll finally admits that the problem is starting to get out of control. However, he cannot create a remedy any longer. Dr. Jekyll is eventually completely overtaken by Mr. Hyde and the reader does not hear from him again. In this novel, Dr. Jekyll illustrates the duality of human nature through his struggle to choose between good versus evil, societal expectations versus unacceptable desires, and
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde share a lot in common. They both go through a series of events and contain a scientist that experience in working against nature’s law and creating a human (play God). In Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein uses fragments of various body parts to create man (a monster) in which Victor thought was the greatest creation yet. In Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde the story is of a scientist Henry Jekyll who is actually a doctor that created a potion to bring out the evil side of him to make up a person of just his evil. However, Victor Frankenstein and Henry Jekyll don’t necessarily have a connection in the creation, process nor purpose both scientist test
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.” Written in J.K. Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius Black says these words to Harry. In the book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll struggles with trying to separate the good and bad within him. I think that Dr. Jekyll would agree with the first part of Black’s quote because he tried to separate the good and bad inside of him by making one identity that held the good and one that held the bad. Henry Jekyll also believed that you are who you choose to be, but his experiment failed in the end when his bad half started to overpower the good.
In the novel “The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde” there is a theme of good vs evil. Good being Dr. Jekyll and evil Mr Hyde they have the inner fight between themselves, because they are the same person.Robert louis Stevenson uses Diction,imagery,and details to contrast the character of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson emphasizes on the omnipresence of dualistic attitudes in the average men on a daily basis. Dualism is defined by the dictionary as the division of an item into two contrasted aspects. Throughout the novel, Stevenson elaborates on this duality of human nature by creating a character named Jekyll, a very successful and known doctor, who has a physical and metamorphic alter-ego whom he calls Mr. Hyde. In this novel: duality in the human nature, morality versus immorality, and right from wrong are aspects which are emphasized and implied on to demonstrate the overall human nature according to a Victorian perspective. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a chemist who is well-known in his town as a respectful and respected doctor.
Stevenson uses the Gothic genre in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to make the reader face up to the dark and frightening regions within themselves by commenting on the Victorian fear of de-evolution. Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species (B1) which introduced the idea of evolution to the public in 1859 which would mean Stevenson would have grown up watching this gradual rise in opposition to religion and how it contributed to developments in science. This theory of evolution may have inspired Stevenson’s imagery of Hyde as being ‘primitive’ and therefore animalistic as with this theory came fears of de-evolution within society where the thought of industrialised, wealthy, and modernised Britain declining to a more primitive state terrified Victorians.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a complex and tricky novel to fully grasp, but the reader can come to understand many parallels to their own lives. Stevenson’s creation has stood the test of time because of its power to astonish; even if one previously new the outcome. This power has made Jekyll and Hyde, a pair that will continue to provoke thought in many readers in generations to
Romantic and Victorian Themes and Preoccupations in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Stevenson writes ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ with the intention of showing the reader the duality of man and explores this through the juxtaposition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In this novella, Stevenson also uses the environment and setting of the story to represent the contrast between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
This novel can be interpreted in many different ways; from the duality of human nature to the loss of control of many things, such as loss of judgment and moral control which plays a huge role in this novel. Dr. Jekyll has the power to have two personalities because of this concoction, and he is fully capable of control his evil side but I don’t believe he wants to completely at first. Yes there is a clear difference between the two characters Dr. Jekyll obviously has a better demeanor and doesn’t commit horrid acts when he is playing this person; however, they are one person. (NCBI) This novel is interesting in the fact the main character transformation is clearly depicted Dr. Jekyll is described as this tall handsome, middle-aged, successful man while Mr. Hyde is described as short, fat, angry man who no one liked. Jekyll and Hyde communicate by writing letters or notes to one another which helps predict what is going to happen next when the next
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde influence each other, Stevenson focuses on individual’s perspective. By illuminating on individual’s conflict and perspective, it makes reader to sympathize Dr. Jekyll’s dilemma. Because of social status, he can’t be free, but when people recognize Mr. Hyde as Dr. Jekyll, it will influence to his social status. Additionally, Victorian era time period affects to author’s perspective in the book a lot. It is unique for everyone to overcome internal conflicts, and the author portrayed it in extreme method. Stevenson ultimately claims that in reality, everyone has