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Reputation was very important in Victorian Society
. Immoral activities and uncontrolled emotions would damage a gentleman's reputation
. If they were seen doing such things, they may no longer be seen as a gentleman at all, which would mean losing many social advantages
Stevenson's message on reputation
. Reputations cannot be trusted because they are based on appearances - they are the version of a person that he or she wants the world to see
Reputation valued
. When a society values reputation as highly as the Victorians did, it makes it difficult to know what people are really like
. This is what causes Utterson problems - he cannot fully understand Jekyll's situation because he only sees Jekyll's reputation as important
- This means he holds onto the idea of blackmail until the very last moment, he finds it hard to look beyond his concern for reputation
Jekyll's worries on reputation
. Jekyll has to hide his sins to protect his reputation
. He struggles with this, so he creates Hyde to rid himself of the "disgrace" of sin
. He thinks more about hiding his sins than dealing with them and feels free as Hyde because he can conceal his sins perfectly
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