por derek davidson 1 mês atrás
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The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
por derek davidson 1 mês atrás
56
When he said that Hyde had an "ape like fury" and was "Hailing down a storm of blows really put it into perspective how much force Hyde put out to kill Carew.
he compared the way Hyde reacted to things as though he was Satan which really drove home the point that he was evil.
He also used a lot of imagery when describing people which kind of gave us a peek into how a character was doing on the inside. Such as Lanyon being visibly balder, and his flesh falling away which definitely told us that he was sick and dying.
Imagery is used in the first chapter so we can get a good idea on how rundown the door looked.
the red Door they had to bust down in chapter 8 symbolizes them breaking through the lies told be Jekyll and seeing the other side the truth.
The tincture Jekyll drinks could be a symbol for an addiction because it takes over his body and no matter what he does he can't stop it's efffects.
In chapter one Utterson is said to incline to Caines heresy In Genesis 4 (in the bible0 He "Lets his brother go to the Devil". So Utterson said " he let his brother go to the devil in his own way".
Conclusion
They read both narratives and finally get a real answer on what happened between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and how they were truly one.
Falling action
Utterson and Poole search the room finding 3 documents. a will written so instead of Hyde getting all Jekyll had it would be Utterson. Plus two narratives from Lanyon and Jekyll.
Climax
Poole starts to get subspinous that Jekyll has died and there is an intruder in his room ( Hyde). He gets Utterson to come over they break down the door to see what happened and see Hyde has killed himself with an attempt at the tincture which had transformed him between Hyde and Jekyll.
Rising action
Lanyon Dies
Jekyll is seemingly getting sick and suspicious
Hyde Kills Danvers Carew and "flees"
Lanyon says that Jekyll has started to do a lot of weird things.
Jekyll is won't let utterson in or tell him the exact truth;
Introduction
Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield talk about how Mr. Enfield saw the trampling of the little girl by Hyde. Utterson becomes concerned for Jekyll because he believes he will do bad things to him.
Brotherhood
This came up quite a bit in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde which was unsurprising three of the main characters being best male friends. A bond that ties them all together that formed many years ago. Without this bond Lanyon probably wouldn't have agreed to help Jekyll when he sent the letter. Plus Utterson Probably wouldn't have carried as much about the strangeness on Dr. Jekyll's actions if they had not been friends.
Morals/ gaad and evil
Dr. Jekyll had been fighting with his mind for years before he turned into Hyde. In his time ( Victorian London ) Morals were especially important. Known as a pious man Jekyll wanted to keep his " Slate clean" but deep down inside he had these grotesque thoughts. That is why he started this whole thing in the first place. He thought that his other side, or mans dual nature was not pure enough.
Addiction
As I have said before Jekyll's want to continuously turn into Hyde was his undoing. Slowly he started to loss himself until he could no more be found. A monster of his own creation was the very thing that stopped him from living a full life.
The Characters in this book work well together and make it more interesting. Jekyll so committed to his craft that he ingested a strange possibly lethal tincture. Hyde a vicious small murderer who is always doing something to " Spice things up" . Utterson a kind friend who just want's the best for Jekyll. Lanyon a very professional Doctor who thinks Jekyll is crazy. all of these intricate personality's work well together to make the story.
Conflict
There are two main types of conflict in this book. Man vs. Man Hyde vs. Jekyll one moral and good the other a being of pure chaos who loves committing crime and they are forced to share a body. Utterson vs. Hyde, Utterson thinks that Hyde is going to murder or ruin Jekyll so he want's to figure out what's going on. There is also man vs. self which would be Jekyll vs. his dual nature/Hyde. He wanted to be fully moral and holy but ended up being only less moral.
Theme
The themes in this book are timeless which makes the book a lot easier to connect to. Themes such as good and bad, impulsive and the dark nature of man, and the Secrecy. So many things that so many people over history can relate to that it almost makes sense why the author put no specific date. the book used themes that could make sense in anytime period which allows it to still be relevant and relatable today.
Setting
the setting was in Victorian London in the 1800's. A great time for the events of a story with so many mysteries. A time when it was harder to catch criminals and to get in contact with people aside from just talking to them. This was also a time in place with a big population of Christians so it makes sense that Jekyll has so many moral reservations.
Plot
the plot was easy to happy and at the end I felt almost rewarded. The whole time you feel like you are be pulled through a web of mysteries that are all laid out flat at the end of the book. A very exciting and strange introduction with a satisfactory conclusion.
A first person narrator much like Dr. Lanyon only for chapter 10. he is again just writing on a piece of paper that Mr. Utterson is reading. Though I think he was the most important narrator because he solves the mystery that was what the book had been about finally giving all the answers to properly end the story.
A first person narrator just for chapter nine brought new information to the story that Utterson could not have found on his own. Smartly they made this section of his a paper he wrought to Mr. Utterson so even though he's narrating the story is still following Mr. Utterson reading.
A third person limited narrator who leads us through most of the story. We only know his thoughts and how he perceives things for chapters 1-8 so that is why i say he is a third person limited narrator.
A clerk of Mr. Utterson who was able to identify that Jekyll forged a letter that told of Mr. Hyde running away.
Distant Cousin and good friend of Mr. Utterson who witnessed Mr. Hyde trample a little girl. He doesn't like to ask people questions or talk a lot. he does have a close relationship with Mr. Utterson and they walk together every single Sunday.
A Friend of Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll. He was the first person to learn of the situation that Dr. Jekyll was in and stopped working with him because of his pushing the borders of science. He is a very popular and rich doctor like Jekyll. He died late in the book but lived on as a narrative.
An understanding lawyer who is was very accepting and often the last face men saw as they strayed down the wrong path. he was the Lawyer and friend of Dr. Jekyll. He received a weird will from Dr. Jekyll which made it so that Mr. Hyde would be able to take everything Dr. Jekyll had at anytime. Along with that he heard a story from his friend Robert Enfield which detailed Hyde as a bizarre and cruel man. So he spends the book figuring out the Situation between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
A servant of Dr. Jekyll who had lived with him for the past 20 years. A very loyal man who was good friends with Mr. Utterson often making small talk. He is also a man who knows how to take action and when he may need reinforcements. As he showed in chapter ten when he got Mr. Utterson to help when Dr. Jekyll started acting really strange.
The evil himself which inhabits Dr. Jekyll. A man who is pure evil an radiates a sense of deformity. A murder who has done many evil deeds. He was made when Dr. Jekyll drank a specific tincture which drew all of the "evil" in his to make Mr. Hyde. This was an attempt to separate the evil and the good but it simply made the evil Mr. Hyde and kept the almost neutral Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Hyde is often described as quite short and young with a sense of deformity emanating of him.
Subtopic
A well known doctor who was born into great wealth with a mansion and many servants. he practices a form of controversial science that made him transform into a beastly man who runs around causing constant havoc. That has put him in many trick situations. He is kind hearted, but has a conscience that flips back and fourth from moral to not. Making himself think that he just had two different sides of conciseness.
