One such time when my Hyde side took control was during my sixth or seventh grade of learning. It was during recess and one of my friends was joking about me. I know now that he was just kidding around but back then I took it personally. This was when my Hyde side began seeping through the cracks in my mind. When he was gone, I told a false rumor to one of my other friends about him. After I had finished saying it, my Jekyll side instantly took hold. I told her that it was false and that she should not tell …show more content…
It reminds me to keep my emotions in check and to think before I act. A quote from the book summarized my thoughts after that event. “I resolved in my future conduct to redeem the past”(chapter ten, paragraph twenty one). In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it compares Jekyll’s elixir to a drug, such as alcohol. I compare what happened that day to a sobering agent. Whenever I feel my inner Hyde coming to the surface, I simply think back to that day and my anger and/or irritation subsides. Currently, my Hyde side only shows itself unless I am extremely