“I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two” (61). This quote is from the book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. This quote clearly demonstrates the theme of the book. It shows how the concept of good and evil is the predominant idea stated. Dr. Jekyll is your mad scientist type of character, he loves to experiment and sometimes his curiosity may be lurking in the wrong fields of science. One day, he comes up with a potion to make him a dual person, and Mr. Hyde is born. Jekyll and Hyde are two completely different people, or are they? Some people believe that the theme of this story is “Lies and Deceit” because throughout the book Jekyll is lying about where
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Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is Good vs. Evil, is because there is a character within another character, where one side is represented as the good side, and the other is represented as the evil side. Some people may say that the theme of this story is not Good vs. Evil because in the book Hyde takes over and there is no battle, Hyde just won. Admittedly, it may appear that Hyde won because he took over the body in the end of the book. Despite this, Hyde did not take over fully. At the end of the book, it is Jekyll inside who decides to commit suicide in order to get rid of Hyde. This explains that Hyde did not have control because although Jekyll did kill himself in the end, he also had his final act of control over Hyde by killing him as well. For instance, the text states “I was once more Edward Hyde” (73). This verifies how Jekyll transforms into Hyde because Jekyll was his ordinary self, until he turned into his evil side and became Hyde. Additionally,the book cites “I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation” (73). This displays how Jekyll is feeling and seeing his other character and his transformation from his tame, calm side, Jekyll, to his savage, monstrous side, Hyde. Thirdly, the text declared “It was on this side that my new power tempted me until I fell in slavery” (65). …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is “Lies and Deceit”, it is obvious that The theme of the book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, is Good vs. Evil because the evil is trying to be freed from its cage while the good is trying to keep it contained, there is a character within another character where one side is good and one side is evil, and there is a clear representation of good and evil against each other. Maybe then, if people realize that the theme of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is Good vs. Evil, they will understand what Dr. Jekyll means when he says “I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two”
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is Good vs. Evil, is because there is a character within another character, where one side is represented as the good side, and the other is represented as the evil side. Some people may say that the theme of this story is not Good vs. Evil because in the book Hyde takes over and there is no battle, Hyde just won. Admittedly, it may appear that Hyde won because he took over the body in the end of the book. Despite this, Hyde did not take over fully. At the end of the book, it is Jekyll inside who decides to commit suicide in order to get rid of Hyde. This explains that Hyde did not have control because although Jekyll did kill himself in the end, he also had his final act of control over Hyde by killing him as well. For instance, the text states “I was once more Edward Hyde” (73). This verifies how Jekyll transforms into Hyde because Jekyll was his ordinary self, until he turned into his evil side and became Hyde. Additionally,the book cites “I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation” (73). This displays how Jekyll is feeling and seeing his other character and his transformation from his tame, calm side, Jekyll, to his savage, monstrous side, Hyde. Thirdly, the text declared “It was on this side that my new power tempted me until I fell in slavery” (65). …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is “Lies and Deceit”, it is obvious that The theme of the book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, is Good vs. Evil because the evil is trying to be freed from its cage while the good is trying to keep it contained, there is a character within another character where one side is good and one side is evil, and there is a clear representation of good and evil against each other. Maybe then, if people realize that the theme of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is Good vs. Evil, they will understand what Dr. Jekyll means when he says “I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two”