Examples Of Evil In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a book about a doctor named Dr. Jekyll who, through a potion, becomes Mr. Hyde. He is good and evil. He likes throw dinner parties and attend to his religious duties, but then he creates terror. The novel shows the struggle between good and evil, which is found in all men.
All people have good and evil in them. An example of this is when I went to dinner with friends and they smeared pizza on the wall at the restaurant. I sat back and watched and let bad or “evil” play out. This shows the struggle because I know it was wrong. However, I can also be good. An example is when I work on getting my grades up. Dr. Jekyll states, “Both sides of me were in dead earnest;

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