Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Side Analysis

In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it revolves around the point that there are two sides to a person. There is the kind and rational side, which is represented as Dr. Jekyll, and the hateful and indulgent side, which is represented by Mr. Hyde. In the novel, the Dr.’s Hyde side made him do things that any person would regret doing. “Both sides of me were in dead earnest; I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame, than when I laboured, in the eye of day, at the furtherance of knowledge or the relief of sorrow and suffering”(Chapter ten, paragraph one). Everybody, at some point in their lives, have indulged in their Hyde side, and my life is no exception. While many people do not know its there, their Hyde side could take control when they are at a moment of moral weakness.

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