Societal pressures have influenced individual’s behaviors since the beginning of mankind. From an evolutionary standpoint, they are beneficial in promoting a positive wellbeing among wider populations. However, following societal expectations often requires individuals to suppress or hide parts of their personalities, an idea explored in the novel The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson where Dr.Jekyll splits his personality into the evil Hyde and the good Jekyll to escape from the societal pressures of having to hide parts of his personality. Similarly, part of my personality resembles Jekyll’s socially influenced nature while another part is similar to Hyde’s. My personality can find commonalities among Dr.Jekyll’s
