Good and Evil in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert

Good and Evil in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThroughout the story of The Strange Case Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, theauthor, Robert Louis Stevenson, presents his idea of the duality ofman- where we exclusively have a dark, wicked side within us, where evil isheld in waiting to surface, but we hide it away, we pretend it doesnot exist, and we keep it tame. He presents this idea by using twoprotagonists, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, who are actually the aforementioned(prenominal) person.One of these characters symbolizes the normal side of a personrepresented by the respectable Dr Jekyll, who is a typical upper class tight-laced, and the other, Mr Hyde, a modify man, signifies thepurest of evil. During the course of this essay I will comment onStevensons presentation of good and evil, and how the two worktogether to create an great(p) story.The book The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was published in1886, in strait-laced England. The horror sto ry originated from a dreamthat Stevensons had about a split personality and the centralsuggestion that evil is potentially distant stronger than good. When heawoke he immediately set about putting his thoughts into lecture andfinished the first copy in just three years but was forced to burn itbeca practice of the disapproval from his wife. He wrote another version, again in just three days. The second copy was published and was anall-night success.The storyline is about a doctor, who stumbles upon a potion, which hefinds can qualifying him into an entirely different person physically. MrHyde opens the window for evil deeds, through which Dr Jekyll could turn on crimes without ruining his good name. At fist Dr Jekyll cancontrol his transforma... ...easily fabricate out of controland then take over your body. Today in that respect are constantly news stories,pictures and bill boards telling you what drugs can do and inVictorian times drugs use and abuse was increasing, especia lly the useof opium. Lastly, mentioned before was Mr Hyde being described asape-like, this can show new-fashioned-day relevance because of how CharlesDarwin brought up the theory of the origin of man in Victoriantimes. There was an outrage in the 19th century and not some wouldbelieve Charles Darwins idea, because most people were strictChristians and Adam and even was from where they originated. Today inthe southern states of America strict Christians still opinion verystrongly about their faith and still put stamp out this theory. For thesefew reasons the story Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is still very relevant inthe modern world of today.