Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson

As Mr. Hyde stomps an innocent little girl into the ground, Dr. Jekyll's true intentions eventually spiral out of control. Throughout Robert Louis Stevenson's novella "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," a suspenseful secret becomes apparent as the novel continues. The secret that Dr. Jekyll had been hiding was that he had two personalities that served both of his needs. His first personality was a kind-hearted doctor who loved to participate in society. However, his second personality was an awful man who belittled and fought people. Despite currently having two personalities, life is not always like this for Dr. Jekyll. Originally, Dr. Jekyll was born like anyone else in this world. However, his pride and hubris overcame him, causing him to create

Jekyll's massive house. This leads the characters to start a conversation about the mysterious nature behind Dr. Jekyll. Amongst the community, Dr, Jekyll is a very nice individual who participates in society. However, one day a strange individual is seen fighting a little girl. At first glance, it did not seem like it was Dr. Jekyll, because he would have never done anything like that. However, after the fight, the strange individual went into Dr. Jekyll's house. Thus, leaving readers to speculate that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have a relationship. At the end of the novel, this speculation becomes true once his lawyer reads Dr. Jekyll final letter. This scene shows that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same people. Thus introducing these characters as foils to one another. These characters serve as foils because they represent totally opposite personalities. While Dr. Jekyll is humble and kind, Mr. Hyde is evil and cunning. This flaw originated because Dr. Jekyll insisted on getting the best of both worlds without suffering the consequences. Consequently, Dr. Hyde's need for his evil side zeros in on the theme of balancing power and responsibility. However, he did not handle his power well because eventually he could not control his alter-ego any longer. Therefore, through the use of foils, Stevenson can zero in on how Dr. Jekyll's pride and hubris only magnified

Through the conflicts of Man vs Self and Man vs Man, Stevenson explores the theme that evil superceeds good once it obtains more power. Initially, Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll's power were equal to one another. However, with each violent crime Mr. Hyde committed, the more Mr. Hyde's power grew. Mr Hyde's personality in itself creates major conflicts. This can be seen when Mr. Hyde fights, and even murders one another. However, Mr. Hyde's conflicts also pertain to himself. This is because while Mr. Hyde is facing a battle in the outside world, he is also facing one internally. Mr. Hyde is constantly battling Dr. Jekyll for the most power. At the end of the novel, Mr. Hyde comes on top and defeats Dr. Jekyll once and for all. After many conflicts, Stevenson proves the theme that evil always comes out on top once given the