In the book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and the Cherokee Myth, there is compared evidence of duality supported by the ideas that good and evil exists in everyone, appearance creates identity, and giving into temptation allows for weakness. There is the duality of good and evil, right and wrong, happiness and sadness. Robert Stevenson creates the idea that every character has two sides to them: good and evil. Similarly, there is duality between Dr. Jekyll’s good side and Mr. Hyde’s evil side. “Man is not truly one, but truly two…” (Stevenson 68) Throughout the story, Jekyll continuously struggles with good and evil. Jekyll realizes that he can only be good and true because Hyde is his darker side who
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And it’s not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.” (Stevenson 10) Mr. Hyde is pale, dwarfish and a man of no particular age. Dr. Jekyll is a large, handsome and well made man of 50. Stevenson describes the characters this way to make the reader believe it is two individual people. There is duality between Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll because as the reader comes to find out, they are one person. Dr. Jekyll wanted a good reputation and remain regarded as a true gentlemen. His ultimate goal was to fulfill his desire for evil without losing himself. Thus, the creation of Hyde as another identity of Jekyll. Hyde was a true representation of Jekyll’s dark side as he is portrayed as a man of disgust and ugliness. Hyde’s appearance created a rotten identity, while Jekyll remained high in his society. In addition, as Jekyll balances his two identities, he struggles controlling his temptations. “For the building are so close together about the court, that it is hard to say where one ends and the other begins.” (Stevenson 11) Jekyll is in control of both Hyde and his own temptations but Hyde can fulfill them without feeling guilty. There is that desire to fulfill temptations that are against the
And it’s not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.” (Stevenson 10) Mr. Hyde is pale, dwarfish and a man of no particular age. Dr. Jekyll is a large, handsome and well made man of 50. Stevenson describes the characters this way to make the reader believe it is two individual people. There is duality between Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll because as the reader comes to find out, they are one person. Dr. Jekyll wanted a good reputation and remain regarded as a true gentlemen. His ultimate goal was to fulfill his desire for evil without losing himself. Thus, the creation of Hyde as another identity of Jekyll. Hyde was a true representation of Jekyll’s dark side as he is portrayed as a man of disgust and ugliness. Hyde’s appearance created a rotten identity, while Jekyll remained high in his society. In addition, as Jekyll balances his two identities, he struggles controlling his temptations. “For the building are so close together about the court, that it is hard to say where one ends and the other begins.” (Stevenson 11) Jekyll is in control of both Hyde and his own temptations but Hyde can fulfill them without feeling guilty. There is that desire to fulfill temptations that are against the