Personality and the Beast Within in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and

Personality and the Beast Within in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeEveryone has a dual personality, two sides, trustworthy and evil. RobertLouis Stephenson uses the book to explain this, he precious peck torealise that not only Dr Jekyll carries a reduplicate personality, but theother characters in the book too. Also the people reading it must divulgethat they too, are a part of this frightening uncontrollable fact,that there is the beast within us all.Stephenson suggests that all gentlemen keep secrets, suppressemotions, desires, and hide their true versed self. In the story Mr.Utterson is a great example of a gentleman (lawyer) needing tosuppress his less socially acceptable side for the sake of preservinghis dependable standing(a) in society. Though he enjoyed the theatrehadnt crossed the doors of one for twenty years Utterson wasaustere with himself. Drinking only alone, having the security ofknowing that he is the only person who might witness and thereforejudg e him, the respected gentleman could appear a little out ofcontrol. Mr.Utterson feels that if he indulges in luxuries such asthese, he may become too involved and express himself freely, hesfrightened that he could ruin his image and loose his respectablereputation. Mr. Utterson hides his other side whereas Jekyll shows it,by choice or not.Once the theories of scientists such as Charles Darwin, HerbertSpencer and T.H Huxley became known people began to think of the humanstruggle between good and evil and psychological terms. Ideas such asThe theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest,contradicted the teachings of the Old Testament, and lead many peopleto question Christianity. However many people w... ...cheap area reflecting the lives of Jekyll and Hyde. London,with excursions into low-life neighbourhoods, it too is aboutappearances and reputations, and involves an individual whom who livesa double life of outward pity and secret corruption. Jekyll uses theugly deformed Hyde as his body doubleThe Beast within is studied in this book. The most obvious case ofthis is within Dr. Jekyll and, Mr Hyde, however it shows in the otherstoo, not only in this book in the whole of civilisation. Once Dr.Jekyll has captured life for a while he is not just one, but two, Hydeis constantly struggling to get out, each fighting for control. RobertLouis Stephenson essay to show that everyone displays a certain threatfrom their other side, fighting to escape from their desired image andthat it is not just apparent in this Gothic refreshing but within everyone.