Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Good Vs Evil

The saying that everyone has good inside them is true, but they choose whether or not to act in that manner. Robert Louis Stevenson uses his novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to switch back and forth between human good and evil. He uses several characters to show readers how addictive evil can be to even the best of people. Stevenson’s portrayal of good and evil raises the idea that humans are crudely capable of creating their own evil no matter how “good” they may seem. Stevenson begins with his first character, Mr. Utterson. He is conveyed as a non-judgemental man who claims to let his brothers find their own path to the devil if they so choose. He is a lawyer who is currently struggling over the Will of Dr. Henry Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll is portrayed as a more frail and cordial man through his conversations with Mr. Utterson about the Will. Dr. Jekyll is good but his “successor,” Mr. Hyde, is quite rude and evil. In his first encounter with Mr. Utterson, he seems extremely frustrated that Mr. Utterson is even at his door. Mr. Hyde also is known to have trampled a little girl for no apparent reason. The most

Jekyll represents the good, and Mr. Hyde represents the evil within. In the novel Jekyll dranka chemical concoction he created, and he created his alter ego Hyde so he could do basically whatever he wanted. The evil in Jekyll can first be recognised when he is said to desire to be able to become someone who could do anything he selfishly desired. Once Hyde was created, he became the sole source of evil, and Jekyll is seen as a decent and moral man. Jekyll had good intentions but maybe Hyde represented his natural unruly side. Hyde could be a representation of original human nature without rules, society, and social norms. Hyde acts as if nothing restrains him, so his immorality could show someone uncivilized. The novel suggest the broken bonds of civilization cannot be fixed. Once you allow “evil” to overcome you, there is no going