Examples Of Evil In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

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There is always good and there is always evil in this world. People have the choice to be good or to be evil. In the fiction novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde there are many cases of good versus evil Dr. Jekyll represents the good while Mr. Hyde represents the evil and the two are fighting for control. The decisions and actions made by Dr. Jekyll signify how Jekyll is pure and moral altogether in contrast Hyde is despicable and malicious. Good and evil exist in our world as we know it, and many cannot control the evil with in them. Dr. Jekyll is one who cannot control such emotions with evil, which is why Mr. Hyde represents all the vile and cruelness of society. Dr. Jekyll represents good while Mr. Hyde represents the bad;

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