Freud relates repression by terms deemed the “id”, “ego”, and “superego.” In relation to these terms, Hyde is the id, pursuing indulgence and possessing no moral code. He is pleased with violence and death, especially if he causes it (Singh). Hyde is pure, unbridled desire, making him the definition of the Id. Dr. Jekyll represents the ego. Always mindful and cautious, Jekyll lets society rule his life. Unfortunately, Jekyll is desperately consumed by the He has a difficult time juggling between the requirements of the id (Singh). The struggle becomes more difficult after initially giving into his impulses; soon the desire cannot be controlled. Lastly, Victorian society is the superego. Growing ever weaker, this society prides itself on class
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Edward Hyde represents a regression to an earlier, less civilized, and more violent phase of human development (Singh). Perhaps this repressed human for is simply a repressed version of Jekyll dealing with Victorian ideals. Freud mentions, “the ego sometimes copies the person who is not loved and sometimes the one who is loved” (Freud, Group psych, p. 439). Dr. Jekyll is a lonely man, who, by creating this uninhibited personality, thought he could love himself and others. As a result of this repression, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde develop their …show more content…
While most believe the hemisphere imbalance theory, others believe it occurs because of an over-enlarged right brain (Stiles 880-881). Additionally, many scientists disagree over whether there is a cure for such an affliction (Stiles 886). Obviously, Dr. Jekyll believes there is cure and he develops his own version; however, it is difficult to distinguish who is the “cure”--Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde.
Although the doctor created a “cure” for his problem, by giving his alter room to pursue his desires, while he goes unnoticed; as Jekyll says in his confession, ‘his every act and thought [were] centered on self’ (Davis 18). Mr. Hyde, begins the story as the weak alter. He is “the evil” of Dr. Jekyll. As Stevenson’s put it, Hyde was: was less robust and less developed than the good which I had just deposed. Again, in the course of my life, which had been, after all, nine tenths a life of effort, virtue and control, it had been much less exercised and much less exhausted. And hence, as I think, it came about that Edward Hyde was so much smaller, slighter and younger than Henry Jekyll. (Stevenson 87-88)
Obviously, Hyde becomes the stronger alter, while Jekyll becomes more repressed, displays his repression as illness. Jekyll, who feels Hyde becoming stronger as he grows weaker,
Edward Hyde represents a regression to an earlier, less civilized, and more violent phase of human development (Singh). Perhaps this repressed human for is simply a repressed version of Jekyll dealing with Victorian ideals. Freud mentions, “the ego sometimes copies the person who is not loved and sometimes the one who is loved” (Freud, Group psych, p. 439). Dr. Jekyll is a lonely man, who, by creating this uninhibited personality, thought he could love himself and others. As a result of this repression, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde develop their …show more content…
While most believe the hemisphere imbalance theory, others believe it occurs because of an over-enlarged right brain (Stiles 880-881). Additionally, many scientists disagree over whether there is a cure for such an affliction (Stiles 886). Obviously, Dr. Jekyll believes there is cure and he develops his own version; however, it is difficult to distinguish who is the “cure”--Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde.
Although the doctor created a “cure” for his problem, by giving his alter room to pursue his desires, while he goes unnoticed; as Jekyll says in his confession, ‘his every act and thought [were] centered on self’ (Davis 18). Mr. Hyde, begins the story as the weak alter. He is “the evil” of Dr. Jekyll. As Stevenson’s put it, Hyde was: was less robust and less developed than the good which I had just deposed. Again, in the course of my life, which had been, after all, nine tenths a life of effort, virtue and control, it had been much less exercised and much less exhausted. And hence, as I think, it came about that Edward Hyde was so much smaller, slighter and younger than Henry Jekyll. (Stevenson 87-88)
Obviously, Hyde becomes the stronger alter, while Jekyll becomes more repressed, displays his repression as illness. Jekyll, who feels Hyde becoming stronger as he grows weaker,