Robert Louis Stevenson

that these monsters share or differ in can determine their 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…

good and there is some evil. There is the same amount of each in everyone but the way the person handles their feelings shows whether the person lets the evil or the good take over. In the novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson the theme of a person having good and evil and that the person struggles with these two forces is very evident. The evil is evident in Mr. Hyde when he commits 2 different murders on an old man and when he killed Dr. Jekyll and ran…

explain to you, my reader, why literature is a huge disservice to history and its many great sea stories. It all begins with a single step, literature. The literature we’ve read to make this argument possible are the books of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton. Both books are good but they have their differences from each other. Treasure Island was a bit more factual but it…

The Strange Importance of Identity Humans are incredibly social creatures, and strive to be their personal best so they will have a stamp of approval from society. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde this is seen clearly in both sets of works. During the Victorian era, social status was very important and determined who you were in society, it was paramount to be in the upper class of society. However,…

Connections. Parallels. Echoes. Consider the following: take the film Birdman, directed by Alejandro Iñarritu, filled with the madness that is Riggan Thomson’s mind; and, next, consider the two-sided enigma that is Dr. Jekyll, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Through cinematic and literary close analysis, I plan on exploring how duplicity thrives within the confines of our own minds, and by showing how each author develops their protagonists'…

Winter- the main setting is in winter which makes the setting seem colder and spookier. Robert Louis Stevenson- author Murder and Misdeeds- this represents the evil side of Jekyll, the side that attacks other people and has a short temper. Mr. Utterson- the novel is seen from a third person point of view, but from what Utterson knows and sees. Dr…

Rochel Gertsberg Term paper Both The Invisible Man, by H.G. wells, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, describe men who are attempting to escape responsibility and consequence. However, both of these novels portray how man cannot change nature painlessly; such a change comes along with suffering. The theme of man’s actions being irreversible is also portrayed. After changing themselves, they are unable to undo what they have done. Ironically, that which…

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, details the life of Henry Jekyll, who was a respected man. He possessed good morals; however, he wanted to lose some of his current responsibilities. He created a potion that allowed him to transform into an individual who lacked much of…

term is a changing or developing character. Last, a static term is a character who remains essentially the same throughout the story. In the next paragraph I will give an example of a flat term character. In the story “Treasure Island”, by Robert Louis Stevenson, the flat character would be Jim’s mother. Jim’s mother is in the story to show readers that his mom is there and she cares. Although Jim’s mother doesn’t play a big part in the story, she is still needed for the fact to let the readers…

As a rebellious and confused twelve year old, it was always tempting to disobey my parents as they continued to restrict me in an attempt prolong my change into a teenager. The more rules that were created to hold me back, the more I would aim to break free. I purposefully broke the rules that bound me. No human wants to feel restricted, regardless of age. An environment that is too suppressive, demanding, and judgmental, constantly aimed towards perfection, can make any well behaved person feel…