Dr Jekyll And Hyde Research Paper

Some people believe in superstition, as some believe every individual has a “wicked” person trapped inside just waiting to be released. For some, this may be right, but it can also just be another bad act of a person, making it as an excuse for their bad choices. In the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886 discovers a scientific experiment that releases the evil side of Dr. Henry Jekyll, a well known physician who drinks a potion that transforms him into a detestable looking human being who is named Mr. Edward Hyde. Whereas in Valerie’s Martin’s sequel to Mr. Jekyll and Hyde called Mary Reilly which the story is told in first person by Mary Reilly, a Victorian servant who gives her perspective of Mr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde who she believes Hyde is an evil person. …show more content…
In the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson implies that the demon within a person or “evilness” is stronger than the good . The main focus at first for Mr. Jekyll was to find …show more content…
Hyde” within them. He also believes that the “evil” person has the power to do all the bad of the good person. Dr. Jekyll is so fascinated by his new discovery that he doesn’t realize how hard it would be to get rid of his wicked side Mr. Hyde. Such that, Stevenson writes a conversation with Jekyll and Utterson assuring him he can control Hyde, “ I will tell you one thing: the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde. I give you my hand upon that… . (13) Jekyll is confident that everytime he drinks the mixture he will disappear Hyde, but what Jekyll doesn’t realize he’s only making Hyde a stronger monster who begins to take over the body of