Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As one walks down the street, passerbyers often decide whether one is good or evil just by someone’s physical appearance or how they present themselves. This isn't just a concept in today's society, it’s been this way for centuries. In Robert Louis Stevenson's mystery novella, “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the author illustrates good and evil through the characters of Mr. Hyde and Dr Jekyll.
The use of physical and personality descriptions in Stevenson's work is said to emphasize Hyde’s depravity. After Utterson meets Hyde in Jekyll's courtyard, he is in shock at Hyde's wicked appearance. Utterson describes Hyde as “pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation” (Stevenson, 10).
As one walks down the street, passerbyers often decide whether one is good or evil just by someone’s physical appearance or how they present themselves. This isn't just a concept in today's society, it’s been this way for centuries. In Robert Louis Stevenson's mystery novella, “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the author illustrates good and evil through the characters of Mr. Hyde and Dr Jekyll.
The use of physical and personality descriptions in Stevenson's work is said to emphasize Hyde’s depravity. After Utterson meets Hyde in Jekyll's courtyard, he is in shock at Hyde's wicked appearance. Utterson describes Hyde as “pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation” (Stevenson, 10).