Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By: Alex Albright
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Thesis
Robert Louis Stevenson, Doctor Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850-1894
"Stevenson suffered from nightmares. Sickly from childhood, he spent most of his adult life trying to find a place to live where he would feel well. He had a bronchial condition like tuberculosis which made him choke and hemorrhage, and turned ordinary colds and exhaustion into life-threatening illnesses" (Keen). These nightmares are actually said to be the origin of the idea for Jekyll and Hyde.
Doctor Henry Jekyll
Mr. Edward Hyde
Here is the book trailer for Jekyll and Hyde!
Significant Quotes
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Commenary
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Jekyll
Both Entities
Hyde
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This video provides some more basic information about the author and other aspect of the novella! Feel free to watch and educate yourself even more!
Thematic Ideas
The Outcast
Good Versus Evil
Duality of Man
Because Poems are FUN!
Just between the devil and the chapel.
Being one good person is hard as well
Mostly when one part represents hell.
The good and the bad square off for the edge
The only thing between them's a small little wedge.
The wedge soon slips and the secret does too
But not before it's too late for a redo.
The evil wins here because of the lack
Of will the good had to just stay in tack.
The good would have had it with a little bit of small help
but showed fear and never asked, too embarrassed to yelp.
NEVER be afraid to ask for help, especially from those who care about you the most! THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU!
Conclusion
Sources
Keen, Suzanne. "Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography." Commonweal 122.9 (1995): 22+.Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 May 2016.
Ferrer-Medina, Patricia. "Wild humans: the culture/nature duality in Marie Darrieussecq's Pig Tales and Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." The Comparatist 31 (2007): 67+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 27 Apr. 2016.