Essay On Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) was from a prestigious upper class Scottish family. He grew up in peaceful home and with true love from his parents. He was a poet and his famous poetry collection: A Child's Garden Verses (1885) is permanently reprinted. His popularity is long lasting and his writing about the south pacific sea islands expanded the imagination of millions of British Readers giving them insight into far lands and exotic societies. The novella written in first person narrative by Wiltshire. The novella tells the story of the Scottish copra trader who arrives in Falesa after John Adams died. This story has relations among genre, sex, geography and race. It argues that, while the novella is a generic hybrid,

There are supernatural references in the novella like Wiltshire's taboo and the islanders, belief in the Satan, Stevenson's narrative present the supernatural in realistic manner. Case's cave of evil spirits is exposed as a fraud and his use of luminous paint and harps is shown as a hoax. For example, the novella of six native men who sailed to the prohibited part of the island where women devils enchanted and turned them crazy except for only one Lotus who rejected to go with the women and hid in the boat praying. He was the only one saved from madness and death. The supernatural elements were assumed to be the reason of Adams death it was revealed that it was Case's

Wiltshire's first encounter with Case on the beach is an affirmative friendly one, but soon turns to menacing one. Case is his competitor, but he is too a white male. He can stand for any white or yellow male (Chinese, American and Australia). His skin was yellow (alcoholism ! very much sun!) we are not told. Wiltshire became unsure about Case's social, ethical and national standing, because Case's national, or social background are anonymous, but he speaks English well. "No man knew his country, beyond he was of English speech". (Stevenson, 2008). Case seems to be highly educated and finished as he plays the accordion skillfully. He can adapt to circumstances quickly modifying from drawing room manners to blasphemy depending on the