Robert Louis Stevenson’s created a mind-blowing suspense and intrigue in his novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” One such example of literary tension is in the very beginning. First, the reader is not introduced to the characters of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in chapter one; this is unlike how most books are introduced. Instead the readers are introduced to entertaining characters Mr. Enfield and Mr. Utterson:
MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance… lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable… Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town…. For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” the theme of appearances deceive: things are not always what they may seem is present in many aspects. From the beginning, Stevenson uses appearances when describing Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield. “MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance… lean, long, dusty, dreary… Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town.” (Stevenson 1-2) This evidence establishes that the author hints at the theme: appearances deceive when describing how the men really pay attention to their attire, and how others think of them. From these points, Stevenson’s story tells of Dr. Jekyll who wanted to improve society’s view of himself, and how he became an entirely different person by changing his appearance by his potion from his infamous scientific studies. This quote tells Dr. Jekyll’s story in his own words: “..,was on the moral side, and in my own person… if this were much prolonged, the balance of my nature might be permanently overthrown, the power of voluntary change be forfeited, and the character of Edward Hyde become irrevocably mine.” There was so much more going on in the internal battle between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Thus, the theme appearances aren’t always what is really going on is present all throughout Robert Louis Stevenson’s
MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance… lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable… Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town…. For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” the theme of appearances deceive: things are not always what they may seem is present in many aspects. From the beginning, Stevenson uses appearances when describing Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield. “MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance… lean, long, dusty, dreary… Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town.” (Stevenson 1-2) This evidence establishes that the author hints at the theme: appearances deceive when describing how the men really pay attention to their attire, and how others think of them. From these points, Stevenson’s story tells of Dr. Jekyll who wanted to improve society’s view of himself, and how he became an entirely different person by changing his appearance by his potion from his infamous scientific studies. This quote tells Dr. Jekyll’s story in his own words: “..,was on the moral side, and in my own person… if this were much prolonged, the balance of my nature might be permanently overthrown, the power of voluntary change be forfeited, and the character of Edward Hyde become irrevocably mine.” There was so much more going on in the internal battle between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Thus, the theme appearances aren’t always what is really going on is present all throughout Robert Louis Stevenson’s