Dr Jekyll And Hyde Research Paper

Robert Louis Stevenson’s book, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” explores science fiction while incorporating horror and mystery into the story. The main reveal of the book is when we find out that Mr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the “same” person and that Mr. Jekyll kills himself to stop Mr. Hyde from taking control of their body. At the end of the book, Mr. Jekyll reveals in a letter that he slowly became addicted to transforming into Mr. Hyde, but how did Mr. Jekyll end up becoming addicted to becoming Mr. Hyde? By closely examining passages in the book and using scientific research, we can explain how Mr. Hyde’s transformation became addicting, and how Mr. Jekyll could have combatted this and relate this to modern forms of addiction.

To thoroughly understand Mr. Jekyll’s addiction, we need to look into both Jekyll and Hyde’s characters. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a young and successful scientist and doctor who is seeking a way to liberate himself from his stressful life. We can observe throughout the book, that Dr. Jekyll is held in high esteem in the community. Yet Dr. Jekyll’s internal struggle with the morals of his evil urges causes him to create a potion that transforms him into an alter ego. His

Jekyll’s addiction to becoming Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll as a successful young man, has undoubtedly had to face many hardships and stresses and it has been proven through scientific research and analysis that having a stressful and hard life, especially for younger people or adults, plays a critical role in leading to higher risk of addiction or other psychological disorders. This is because they look for ways to “relax” or find pleasure and end up finding themselves involved in drug abuse or other forms of addiction. We can see that Dr. Jekyll’s life is full of hard work, this is a primary factor in why he seeks to transform into Mr.