What Are The Common Themes In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Horror fiction in the 21st century has gradually developed far from its origins, to the extent where classic horror novellas of the Victorian period are considered to be parodies of how people interpret horror now. Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of the novella has written it very cleverly, with particular techniques utilized that have a greater impact on the readers that make it more than just any thriller and shocker. Moreover, the novella has been made as a shock which depends on sensationalism and represents an immoral lifestyle that may include violence in extremity. The reading of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to a modern audience would no longer hold the ability to shock and scare the reader, however this was its main purpose at the time of the production. It is therefore significant to consider the ways in which the definition of horror and how people recognize …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde theme. Professor Kelp, a nerdy and clumsy weakling, wanted to get muscles, after having been bullied by one of his students. Meeting Purdy who is a beautiful blonde student was what spurred him to become stronger. After failing miserably do so in the gym, Kelp seems to realize that he is an inept cartoon character and he despairingly wants to change from his thin, short, shy, nerdy, bespectacled and weird persona into someone talented, cool, tall, in-shape, strong, and successful with the ladies. Thus, much like Dr. Jekyll before him, Prof. Kelp wants to transform himself into just what he wants to be. Therefore, to improve his social life, a nerdy professor creates a potion that temporarily transforms him into the handsome, but conceited playboy. This new person is, of course, “Buddy Love”, who is everything that Kelp is not. Buddy Love is confident and sexy. He’s able to sing and play piano for the fiercely impressed crowd and he is simply a striking person to the