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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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A concise mindmap of Stevenson's novel; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the major points existing in it.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Settings
Weather
Dark, gloomy, harsh, windy
Weather reflects the atmosphere, turbelent
London
Seemed Isolated despite the fact that it was the biggest area at the time
Themes
Duality
Good & Evil
Public & Private
Pleasure & Pain
Addiction & Control
Freedom & Constraint
Secrecy
Truth/Lies
Reputation
By avoiding gossip and maintaining a good outer front
Blantatly ignoring whats wrong to preserve peace
Info
Written by Robert Stevenson
Born in Edinburgh, 1850. Died in Samoa, 3 Dec 1894 due to tuberculosis
Son of a CIvil Engineer, allowed to study law (Often fought with his dad)
Published Januaruy 1886, meant to be published Christmas 1885 but withdrawn
Written in 1885, Bournemouth, England
Style
Gothic Horror
Mystery
Tone
Tone
Mysterious and serious
Past Tense
Major Conflict
"Jekyll attempts to keep his dark half, Edward Hyde, under control and then to prevent himself from becoming Hyde permanently."
Symbols
Door
Potion
House
Labratory
Hyde's Appearance
Letters
Mirror
Motifs
Violence against Innocents
Sir Carrew
The girl who was trampled
The match girl who was hit
Silence
The refusal to admit that anything is wrong
Urban Terror
Monsters in the city where people live
Language
Old English style
Foreshadowing
Mr.Utterson's nightmare
Third person narrative
Except for the last chapters which were letters written in Lanyon's and Jekyll's viewpoint
Characters
Utterson
Plain, dry, good friend. Traditional
Lawyer who reads the letters and discovers the truth behind Jekyll/Hyde
Jekyll
Highly admired and liked, professional and well off. Born into wealth, but had to hide his flaws. A sense of honor
Hyde
Detested and hated by all who meet him. Short small and violent with no moral constraints
Starts to take over the body, but commits suicide to prevent being confronted/killed in the gallows. Drinks a arsenic
Lanyon
Friendly but doesn't believe in the supernatural
Dies after witnessing Jekyll's transformation, which goes against everything he stood for
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