The juxtaposition of characters is also used to portray the main conflict within the plot. As mentioned before, Treasure Island has Jim Hawkins as its central protagonist and Long John Silver as the antagonist. The two characters are juxtaposed as opposing forces, as one is clearly 'good' and the other 'evil'. Thus, the plot revolves around the central conflict of man-versus-man as Jim and Silver, as well as their respective supporting members, engage with each other in order to survive and find the treasure first. However, at the same time, the text highlights their similarities, such as when Silver regards Jim as "the picter of my own self when I was young and handsome". The appearance of a similarity between the 'good' and 'evil' forces
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Jekyll and Hyde centers around two conflicts: man-versus-self between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and man-versus-society between Dr. Jekyll and the British society. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are clearly juxtaposed as the former is well respected in society with wealth and status, while the latter is ill regarded and deemed "displeasing". However, similarly to Treasure Island, the two characters seem to show a connection, as Dr. Jekyll is described to have "began to go wrong, wrong in mind" from long before Mr. Hyde's appearance. Upon Dr. Jekyll's narrative, it is revealed that the two characters are two sides of the same person, and how he believed that "between the two, I now felt I had to choose". The conflict of decisions between his 'good' nature and his 'evil' counterpart intensifies until Mr. Hyde, the 'evil', begins to grow in force and eventually overpowers Dr. Jekyll. Furthermore, the man-versus-society conflict surfaces, as the reason for the appearance of Mr. Hyde as Dr. Jekyll's other identity is to escape from the constraints of societal rules and repercussions. Thus, under the assumption that 'good' and 'evil' co-exist within human nature, the two conflicts serve to articulate the theme of the novel that the oppression of 'evil' will be met with negative
Jekyll and Hyde centers around two conflicts: man-versus-self between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and man-versus-society between Dr. Jekyll and the British society. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are clearly juxtaposed as the former is well respected in society with wealth and status, while the latter is ill regarded and deemed "displeasing". However, similarly to Treasure Island, the two characters seem to show a connection, as Dr. Jekyll is described to have "began to go wrong, wrong in mind" from long before Mr. Hyde's appearance. Upon Dr. Jekyll's narrative, it is revealed that the two characters are two sides of the same person, and how he believed that "between the two, I now felt I had to choose". The conflict of decisions between his 'good' nature and his 'evil' counterpart intensifies until Mr. Hyde, the 'evil', begins to grow in force and eventually overpowers Dr. Jekyll. Furthermore, the man-versus-society conflict surfaces, as the reason for the appearance of Mr. Hyde as Dr. Jekyll's other identity is to escape from the constraints of societal rules and repercussions. Thus, under the assumption that 'good' and 'evil' co-exist within human nature, the two conflicts serve to articulate the theme of the novel that the oppression of 'evil' will be met with negative