Monday, September 30, 2019
How does Henry Jekllââ¬â¢s full statement of the case resolve the questions raised earlier on in the novella? Essay
In the late Victorian society (1886) new scientific theories have be developed and disputed because the traditional scientists believe that god created man and that nature should not be tampered with. These new theories might have influenced the author R.L Stevenson to write the ââ¬Å"the strange case of dr. Jekll and Mr. Hydeâ⬠. One person that might have influenced him is Charles Darwin who wrote ââ¬Å"the origin of the speciesâ⬠. The novella is about the ââ¬Å"duality of manâ⬠because in the story it mentions â⬠that man is not truly one but truly twoâ⬠. This idea is explained throughout the story and so is the idea good and evil. It explores human nature through the good Dr. Jekll who shows the respectable side of humanity and MR. Hyde is the ââ¬Å"pure evilâ⬠side of man. At the start of the chapter, Dr. Henry Jekll is projected into the readers mid as a well-dressed and groomed, professional and respected man. He liked to work, which is shown in the section, which says, ââ¬Å"I was inclined to industryâ⬠. And also knew that he would have a good future, for instance Jekll says ââ¬Å"with every guarantee or an honourable and distinguished future ââ¬Å". Jekll thought that to keep his high status in society he would have to lead a double life, this is shown in the paragraph, which says, ââ¬Å"I concealed my pleasuresâ⬠. This means that because he felt ashamed by ââ¬Å"his pleasuresâ⬠he had to create a second lifestyle in which he could do the things he wanted to that would have been seen as unacceptable in the eyes of others. Jekll started to dwell on the ââ¬Å"duality of manâ⬠which means ââ¬Å"that man is not truly one but truly twoâ⬠. If you still donââ¬â¢t know what this means. Basically Jekll is saying that there are two sides to man, good and evil. Eventually dr. Jekll ââ¬Å"managed to compound a drugâ⬠which would separate the ââ¬Å"polar twinsâ⬠(two sides of man). You know Jekll thought about it a lot because he says himself between lines 20-22 â⬠I had learned ton dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream at the thought of the separation of these elementsâ⬠The writer is basically saying that dr. Jekll daydreamed about a way to separate the two sides of men. However even after he concocted the potion it took him a long while before he got the courage to take it. We know this in Jekllââ¬â¢s statement; he wrote, ââ¬Å"I hesitated long before I put this theory to the test of practice ââ¬Å". He feared the drug because as he says in the text ââ¬Å"I knew well that I risked deathâ⬠. This means he doesnââ¬â¢t want to risk his life by taking the drug. Eventually ââ¬Å"with a strong glow of courage, drank off the potionâ⬠. After Jekll took the drug he felt ââ¬Å"the most pangs succeeded: a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea.â⬠this quote describes the pains that Jekll feels when he transforms into Hyde. The very first time Jekll turns into Hyde he feels ââ¬Å"younger, lighter, happier in bodyâ⬠the quote explains how much he likes being Hyde at first, because he gets to feel new and indecent sensations whilst he is Hyde. The first thing Jekll notices when he turns into Hyde is that he ââ¬Å"was less robust and less than the good ââ¬Å". What Jekll means by this because he canââ¬â¢t talk normally is that Hyde is a lot shorter and weaker. Dr. Jekll also noted ââ¬Å"Hyde alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evilâ⬠. This means that although everyone else in the world has a little bit of evil in them Mr. Hyde is pure evil. Dr. Henry Jekll mentions ââ¬Å"an act of cruelty to a child ââ¬Å". This is not at all described in detail in this chapter but is in heavy detail earlier in the novella. Later on Jekll tells of how he feels about his mental state with Hyde. ââ¬Å"I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self and becoming incorporated with my second and worseâ⬠. This means that Jekll feels like he is losing himself and is turning into Hyde in his mind. After a while Jekll ignores his cravings for the drug but he does say in his state of mind ââ¬Å"that I began to be tortured with throes and longings, as of the Hyde struggling after freedomâ⬠. Ounce he does take the drug he refers to Hyde as a ââ¬Å"devilâ⬠that ââ¬Å"had been long caged, he came out roaringâ⬠. Later while he was Hyde he kills sir Danvas Carew and he says ââ¬Å"with a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blowâ⬠. After Dr. Jekll realised thatâ⬠Hyde was hence forth impossibleâ⬠. Which means Hyde was impossible to control In this chapter there are not that many comparisons between Dr. Henry Jekll and Mr. Edward Hyde. There is however differences between their actions and reactions. For example the first time Dr. Jekll and Mr. Hyde he noticed that Hyde was shorter than Jekll but later on he notices that Hyde starts to grow as he becomes more and more evil. In conclusion I think that this chapter basically explains, in small detail what happened in the rest of the novella and most importantly it is in Dr. Jekllââ¬â¢s perspective which means that we the readers get the full picture because the others E.g. Mr. Utterson , sir Danvas Carew (pre-deceased) and others donââ¬â¢t know what the connection is between the well respected Dr. Jekll and the low life Mr. Hyde
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