how does Stevenson use contrast in the novel? As a whole, Stevenson uses the idea of duality to criticise the Victorian respectable society. By portraying every character in the novella to have dual sides, he suggests that his gap between appearance and reality is what makes people and places of Victorian London hypocritical. For instance, Jekyll appears respectable until he puts on a “thick cloak” of Hyde. This is mirrored in the appearance of Jekyll’s’ house, which is metaphorically described to have “a great air of wealth and comfort” from the front, however, ironically, it’s secretly connected to the shabby door to the laboratory at the back in reality. “Wealth” and “comfort” are luxurious abstract nouns emphasise the richness or quality