The Nature of Good and Evil in Stevensons The Strange case of Dr Jekyl

The Nature of Good and Evil in Stevensons The Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Introduction Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the story of a gifted posit who discovers a drug which can release the evil side of ones nature. This drug changes Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde. Stevenson does not reveal the details of Jekylls story until the end of the novel, but presents the tale as mystery, in which the main characters pass judgment to figure out the identity of Mr Hyde and understand his strange relationship with Dr Jekyll. This story follows the gothic genre and below I leave explain some gothic features that are intaked in this story This story follows The Faust Motif. This is The use of a monster (Mr Hyde) Due to the fact that he looks abnormal, handicapped and is ugly people feel uncomfortable around him and scared to stand anywhere near him. Another feature would be that Dr Jekyll has a second ego or in other words an alternate identity being Mr Hyde. This book uses multiple narratives. This is when the story is told through many different perspectives so that the reader can make up his own mind about what the story is actually about. This story we first hear through the perspective of Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield as they try to discover the relationship between Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Then as the story progresses we hear Mr Hydes story and towards the end we hear Dr Jekyll story. I think that Stevenson was trying to show that nigh(a) and evil cannot be changed or intervened with using the aid of science. He gets his point across when we find out how Dr Jekyll ends up suffering and leading to his own gloam by trying to get rid of hi... ...t they have seen, experienced and had evidence of rather than talking about what they have heard Conclusion In this show I have gone through the main points of the story. From the beginning where Mr Hyde tramples the young girl and Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield decide t o track Mr Hyde. Then I carried on by spillage onto how the doors of houses and other places can symbolise what is behind them and what type of person uses them. After that I analysed Mr Hyde in depth and discussed his actions. Including when he trampled the young girl and paid her family property to avoid any sort of trouble. Then he brutally murdered Sir Danvers Carew, even though from the maids perspective it seemed as if they were friends. Then I commented on the use of multiple narratives and the relationship between the narrators.