Good and Evil in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert

Good and infernal in The hostile eccentric psyche of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThroughout the story of The Strange Case Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, theauthor, Robert Louis Stevenson, presents his idea of the duality ofman- where we all have a dark, irreclaimable attitude within us, where evil isheld in waiting to surface, but we deal it away, we pretend it doesnot exist, and we keep it tame. He presents this idea by victimisation bothprotagonists, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, who are actually the same person.One of these characters symbolizes the normal side of a personrepresented by the respectable Dr Jekyll, who is a regular upper classVictorian, and the other, Mr Hyde, a deformed man, signifies thepurest of evil. During the course of this essay I will comment onStevensons presentation of good and evil, and how the two worktogether to create an outstanding story.The book The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was published in1886, in Victorian England. The horror story originated from a dreamthat Stevensons had close to a split personality and the underlyingsuggestion that evil is potentially far stronger than good. When heawoke he without delay set about putting his thoughts into words andfinished the first reproduction in just collar days but was forced to combust itbecause of the disapproval from his wife. He wrote another version,again in just three days. The second copy was published and was anovernight success.The storyline is about a doctor, who stumbles upon a potion, which hefinds can change him into an entirely different person physically. MrHyde opens the window for evil deeds, through which Dr Jekyll couldcommit crimes without ruining his good name. At fist Dr Jekyll cancontrol his transforma... ...easily become out of controland wherefore take over your body. Today there are constantly discussion stories,pictures and bill boards telling you what drugs can do and inVictorian propagation drugs use and abuse was in creasing, especially the useof opium. Lastly, mentioned before was Mr Hyde being depict asape-like, this can show contemporary relevance because of how CharlesDarwin brought up the possibleness of the origin of man in Victoriantimes. There was an outrage in the 19th century and not many wouldbelieve Charles Darwins idea, because just about people were strictChristians and Adam and Eve was from where they originated. Today inthe southerly states of America strict Christians calm feel verystrongly about their faith and still put down this theory. For thesefew reasons the story Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is still very relevant inthe modern world of today.