Symbolism In Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde

On a foggy night with the moon shining pale and bright in the empty sky, there was not a person to be seen except for two men. The street was tranquil and nice, but something horrific took place here. This was a scene from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story takes place in London in the early 1800’s; it starts with two men, Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield, walking down the street when they come across a door. Mr. Enfield recalls an account of something that had happened there. He introduces Mr. Hyde to the story, a very distasteful man who represents the id of human nature. This man’s counterpart, Dr. Jekyll, represents the superego of human nature. Mr. Hyde ends up killing a man and was wanted for murder. Jekyll tried to keep Hyde from coming out and at a point his friend witnessed him transform from Hyde to Jekyll; he was so shocked by this that he couldn 't recover and died. In the end Hyde couldn’t keep himself hidden from the police and kills himself. There are many examples of motifs in the novella Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, yet the motif represented in the …show more content…
Lanyon had died in the book. Dr. Lanyon was a very scientific man while Dr. Jekyll believes philosophical science. Dr. Lanyon received a note from Dr. Jekyll telling him to go to his house where Mr. Poole will be waiting for him. There will be a locksmith and a carpenter who will open the door to his private study. Dr. Lanyon was to take a drawer and not move any of the contents. In addition, when he had the drawer, he was to take it to his home and wait for a man to come at around twelve at night. Dr. Lanyon did everything he was told and was waiting for the man to come to his house. The man arrived and Dr. Lanyon found that the man was Mr. Hyde. Hyde had killed someone but Dr. Lanyon was curious of what he would do. Mr. Hyde used the contents of the drawer to create a concoction of sorts. He turned to Dr. Lanyon and