Examples Of Struggles In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

Struggles from Temptation
Craving separation from the bonds of his negative temptations, Jekyll creates a life changing problem for himself and his town that results in death, and separation. Fighting a battle within himself, Robert Louis Stevenson, uses allegory, oxymoron, and symbolism to show the struggle of humans and their sin nature. The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde gives fantastic moral insights into the thoughts of a well off man who had internal struggles, and shows how everyone struggles with something no matter their status or outward appearance (4 Biblical Truths Illustrated in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ).
Presenting the “friends” Jekyll and Hyde, it was apparent to the audience that they were a strange pair. On one hand

Introducing Mr. Utterson a wealthy lawyer, and well respected in Victorian London who was good friends and worked for Jekyll. He is described as a man of strong passions and sensibilities but would never be seen cracking a smile ( Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Character Analysis). Making a minimally interesting character as a main focus is indeed strange, but adds an even deeper sense of mystery on top of the ongoing case of Jekyll and Hyde. Even though he seems somewhat stuck up, he has good redeeming qualities that make him likable to others, "lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable "( Stevenson ). Utterson does however provide key insights into the life and secrets of Jekyll that lead to his downfall. Carefully examining the strange actions of Hyde, Utterson desperately tries to help his friend Jekyll which leads to some seeing him as overbearing and nosy. Based on his loyalty to his friend throughout the book shows his intentions to protect his friend against him being taken advantage of. Even though lawyers are given the reputation harsh or insensitive, Utterson cared about his friends and lived a seemingly unproblematic life to everyone including the

Allowing his audience to relate more to the struggles within the characters, Stevenson gives a much deeper connection which speaks to the audience more than if he used completely unrelated struggles that quite a few people go through. His use of symbolim is shown through Hyde, who is a shrunken down and ugly version of Jekyll, showing the wickedness inside of him( Symbols in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). Seeing symbolism throughout Stevsons work, it’s easy for readers to catch the moral and that bad decisions can lead to big consequences. Using allegory, Stevenson shows the degrading effects of drug addiction, and what it’s like to live with SPD(split personality disorder). Living with an addiction to the potion Jekyll shows how it can lead a person down a very dark path that is detrimental to some resulting in depression, and increased rate of suicide( Teaching Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde). Finally, using oxymoron Stevenson shows the odd actions of Hyde, and how truly evil he is. An example of oxymoron is when Hyde “trampled over a child calmly” which is obviously not normal behavior ( Examples of Figurative