Characterism Of The Curious Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The novel was published in January 1886, and the novel contains roughly around one hundred to one hundred twenty pages depending on the size of the book. The novel is a horror fiction or thriller fiction story. The novel is based on a man named Dr. Jekyll whom has been fighting a burden since his youth. Dr. Jekyll does experiments on his self to try and rid himself from the burden but ultimately unleashes his darker side and becomes Mr. Edward Hyde. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 13, 1850, which means he was 35 when The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published. Stevenson was sickly in his youth and suffered …show more content…
The novel’s protagonist is Dr. Jekyll while Mr. Hyde is the antagonist. Mr. Gabriel John Utterson a lawyer whom is friends with Jekyll narrates the point of view, but in the last couple chapters the point of view is narrated by both Utterson’s and Jekyll’s perspectives. Some symbols in the novel include Dr. Jekyll’s home and laboratory while Stevenson describes Jekyll’s house as having “a great air of wealth and comfort.” While Jekyll’s laboratory is described as “a certain sinister block of building … which bore in every feature the marks of profound and sordid …show more content…
Utterson taking a stroll with his distant relative Mr. Enfield and friend and Enfield talks about his encounter with Mr. Hyde and Utterson’s curiosity drives him to find more out about Mr. Hyde. Mr. Utterson goes home and studies Jekyll’s will and finds that Jekyll has forwarded everything to Mr. Hyde in the event of Jekyll’s death or disappearance. After being shocked by the accounts that Enfield describes about Mr. Hyde and how Jekyll would forward everything to such an evil being, Utterson is compelled to find Mr. Hyde. Utterson goes out one night to a run-down building, which is connected physically to Jekyll’s house and acts as his laboratory, and finds Mr. Hyde and greets. Utterson quickly realizes how ugly and how accurate of a description Enfield gave him about Hyde, and Hyde offers Utterson his address. A couple weeks later Jekyll throws a dinner party, and Utterson finds Jekyll after the party so he can have a personal conversation with Jekyll. Utterson is curious as to why Jekyll would forward everything to Hyde, but Jekyll assures Utterson that he has a great interest in Hyde and is determined to provide for him and hopes that Utterson will respect his wishes. Just one year after the dinner party in the wee hours of a morning a maid witnesses Mr. Hyde commit a murder against a Sir Danvers Carew whom is holding a letter that is addressed to Mr. Utterson. When the authorities find Utterson he remembers that he still has Hyde’s