Blog #8 (1/6/19)

In this blog post, I will be analyzing, by means of comparing and contrasting, how Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are portrayed. This will be done by looking into a section from chapter 1 ("He is not easy to describe...I really can name nothing out of the way") and a section from chapter 3 ("To this rule...This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop").

*WARNING: POTENTAIL SPOLIERS*

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In chapter 1, Mr. Hyde is described as someone 'not easy to describe'. Mr. Enfield and Mr. Utterson were having a conversation with one another while walking one day. Mr. Utterson is listening to a story Mr. Enfield is telling him about a man named Mr. Hyde. Well... I don't know if 'telling' is the right word to use. Mr. Enfield seemed to be at a loss for words when it comes to explaining the personality of Mr. Hyde to Mr. Utterson. This section shows that Mr. Hyde is such an awful person that it is almost indescribable. It also seems like Mr. Hyde is so horrible that it almost encapsulates a person when they speak of him. Mr. Enfield stated, "He's an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way." My take of this is that the tone drastically shifts as Enfield continues to describe Hyde, almost as if he began to get sort of scared of him. Hyde's appearance was also bashed and described as "deformed". This excerpt from chapter 1 basically portrays Mr. Hyde as an indescribable monster.

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The excerpt from chapter 3 makes it seem as if Dr. Jekyll is the seemingly perfect man. He is said to be, "a large, well-made, smooth-faced man." He seems very positive and well liked by many people. The tone of this description is much different from that of Mr. Hyde because it is much more happy and uplifting rather than degrading and harsh. Dr. Jekyll seems to have a good connection with people which is different from that of Mr. Hyde, who seems to stray away from using his people skills. This description sounded as if it was almost delighted to have been given. However, Hyde and Jekyll do have one similarity from these to excerpts. 

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They both have a 'sly' sort of sense to their personalities, as if they are always hiding something. This is very ironic seeing as how they are actually the same person. Mr. Hyde is just another form of Jekyll, created by Jekyll, in order to portray his bad intentions in a way that would not damage his appearance. This is an example of the theme of appearance vs. reality which we have talked much about in class. Dr. Jekyll appears to be just an average, good looking man, but he is actually a mad scientist who transforms in order to prevent himself from having any sort of negative qualities. 

The poem I wrote is about each Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll but how each one thinks when he is in his 'form'. As the poem progresses, similar to when the book progressed, you will begin to see the realization in both characters that this cannot go on for much longer. This will also show the idea of appearance vs reality and will also touch on the concept of duality of men. Lines spoken from Mr. Hyde will be underlined, lines from Jekyll will be bolded and lines that they shared will be in italics. 

Not Fit for Two 

I am a doctor 
I am a killer
I am respected 
I am hated
But I have yearnings
These cannot be seen
They are shown without thought
Public opinion is always about
Who even is public? 
Saving lives is my passion
Hurting souls is my obsession
It has all gone wrong
Wrong is the new right
This has to stop
I kill people without a fright 

What have I become? 

*This poem was literally the worst thing I have ever written so I apologize to anyone who reads this. I am really tired and this sounded so much better in my head:(*