Individuals live in a world that is imperfect. There are good versus evil sides, in one person. People try to control their good and bad personalities, but can evil be controlled. In this classic of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson shows the difference between the gentleman Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Mr. Hyde. In the year of publication in Victorian England because of crimes many people were frightened after reading the novel. This novel takes readers on a mysterious journey through a case of murder and the transformation of Dr. Jekyll into a hideous creature. Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde showed both evil and good encouraging readers to relate to the imperfection of society and by studying
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The link between savagery and civilization or good versus evil, readers learn life lessons. A life lesson that can be taught based off the plot is that nothing good comes from evil. Also, that everyone has flaws and if you attempt to change them eventually your true self will appear. Robert Louis uses the themes that can relate to many decades. He was able to influence and tell a story that is interesting, but inspiring to change the view of society. The book has impacted society in pop culture. The novel is an inspiration in characters of movies or comics and even movies and comics themselves. For example Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an inspiration for Batman’s villain two faced. Bane is another character that becomes strong from venom much like how Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde from the potion he takes. There are also parodies of this novel such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is often parodied in the Looney Tunes cartoons, such as Dr. Jekyll’s Hide, Hyde and Go Tweet, and Hyde and Hare, Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver 's Travels (The Impact of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Modern Pop-Culture). Not only has Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde made an impact it has contributed to education of high school …show more content…
This novel has continued to contribute to education because it offers an interesting plot and seductive themes that are still linked today. The clear style of writing makes it easier for students to relate and understand. Although, some of the vocabulary in the book are hardly ever used now in this time period there are suggestions to help students sympathize the true meaning of the text. In addition, teachers have used a wide variety of teaching methods to benefit students. This allows students to stay active in the
The link between savagery and civilization or good versus evil, readers learn life lessons. A life lesson that can be taught based off the plot is that nothing good comes from evil. Also, that everyone has flaws and if you attempt to change them eventually your true self will appear. Robert Louis uses the themes that can relate to many decades. He was able to influence and tell a story that is interesting, but inspiring to change the view of society. The book has impacted society in pop culture. The novel is an inspiration in characters of movies or comics and even movies and comics themselves. For example Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an inspiration for Batman’s villain two faced. Bane is another character that becomes strong from venom much like how Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde from the potion he takes. There are also parodies of this novel such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is often parodied in the Looney Tunes cartoons, such as Dr. Jekyll’s Hide, Hyde and Go Tweet, and Hyde and Hare, Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver 's Travels (The Impact of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Modern Pop-Culture). Not only has Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde made an impact it has contributed to education of high school …show more content…
This novel has continued to contribute to education because it offers an interesting plot and seductive themes that are still linked today. The clear style of writing makes it easier for students to relate and understand. Although, some of the vocabulary in the book are hardly ever used now in this time period there are suggestions to help students sympathize the true meaning of the text. In addition, teachers have used a wide variety of teaching methods to benefit students. This allows students to stay active in the