Catherine Ryan Hyde

true nature. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Susan Hill’s “The Woman in Black,” and Friedrich Durrenmatt’s “The Visit,” each piece has its own style but the underlying characteristics add up to the same types of themes in the pieces that are similar in their nature. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” a…

claiming that women were morally superior (Rampton). Had these morally superior women been present in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the storyline would have been greatly impacted. The absence of a strong female character in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was influenced by the duality of feminism, the societal views of women, and the threat they pose to masculinity.…

without having the ability to be evil.This idea of duality in human nature is a theme repeated in many classic pieces of literature. For example this concept is clearly portrays in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Stevenson not only…

entertainment industry, there have been many adaptations and editions for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I have heard about the premise of the novel, but I have not personally read the story for myself. I took this chance to finally have the opportunity to analyze and appreciate this story that talked about the issues developing within the relationship Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Reading the novel was extremely pleasing and entertaining for me especially the Victorian diction that…

Things are often hidden for a reason. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll spends quite a bit of time hiding an evil Mr. Hyde from respectable Mr. Utterson, a close friend. However, Utterson refuses to give up the search for the relation between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Robert Louis Stevenson’s story, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is a dark, timeless tale that links good and evil while pushing the restraints of Victorian society. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13…

of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The novel was published in January 1886, and the novel contains roughly around one hundred to one hundred twenty pages depending on the size of the book. The novel is a horror fiction or thriller fiction story. The novel is based on a man named Dr. Jekyll whom has been fighting a burden since his youth. Dr. Jekyll does experiments on his self to try and rid himself from the burden but ultimately unleashes his darker side and becomes Mr. Edward Hyde. Robert Louis…

Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are two pieces of classic literature bound together by the Victorian age. While both stories have underlying themes about the struggle of man, both present them in different ways. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, presents its struggle of man as a society where each class of peoples is against each other, being thoroughly influenced by politics of the time. Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde details the duality that many…

For countless people, fear has a major impact on people’s actions, decisions, and lives. In Daniel Defoe's adventurous novel Robinson Crusoe, the theme of fear of the human condition is relevant as shown through the narrator's vigorous journey. Daniel Defoe was an English author from the late 1600s to early 1700s, and he published the novel, Robinson Crusoe, incorporating themes such as fear about the human condition. The theme is prevalent through the protagonist, Robinson Crusoe and he is…

Heart of Darkness is a modern novel written by Joseph Conrad. It is one of the finest works of Conrad which shows his power as a writer of great luminosity, passion and complexity. The story Conrad depicts in ‘Heart of Darkness’ is based on the real backdrop that happened during the time of ‘Leopold II of Belgium’. The second king, Leopold II set an eye on Congo and colonized Africa. He brings out the sufferance of the people of Congo under the rule of Leopold II. People were enslaved, exploited…

Introduction Morality is one who conforms and follows the moral standards. The main protagonist named Jean-Batiste Grenouille in the novel Patrick Süskind, Perfume: the story of a murderer, defies such standards. The character is a man obsessed with scent and strives to acquire what he identifies as the “master scent”. In order to obtain such scent Grenouille commences murderous behavior upon young victims, specifically virgin girls as he is lured by the purity in their aroma. Set in 18th…