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Is The Point Of View In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

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Stevenson inserts several points of view during the development of the story, in order to convey his message that duality exists in all human being and that both sides should be known. Stevenson starts the story with the third-person point of view of the lawyer Mr. Utterson. This point of view is extremely limited because he can only tell what he sees and what he hears. However, the limitation of this point of view maintains mystery and suspense. “Mr. Hyde (is) pale and dwarfish; he (gives) an impression of deformity without ant namable malformation, he (has) a displeasing smile” (Stevenson 10). The fact that reader can only get the lawyer’s perceptive of Mr. Hyde stimulates his curiosity, so that the ending becomes even more dramatic. Furthermore,
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