1) Thesis: In Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the author preserves the Victorian era principle of reputation. 2) Evidence: After the man knocks over the small child, the man responds to Mr. Enfield’s threat of making “‘his name stink from one end of London to the other’” with, “‘No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene’” (3). 3) Analysis: In this exchange, Mr. Enfield threatens to tarnish the man’s reputation in an attempt to blackmail the man for the little girl. The man is inclined to listen to his orders because a man’s reputation is extremely valuable in the Victorian era. This man maintains a level of anonymity and a tarnished reputation could ruin this ability to traverse unnoticed. 4) Evidence: After