Jekyll knew this and he reflected that, after all...I was like my neighbours.' Dr. Jekyll also refers to religion a lot. He says that it brands his 'pleasures' as evil. This viewhould We Feel Sympathetic Towards Dr.Jekyll? The two sides to this argument both have substantial reason and theory in their favour. I will deal with both sides and try to come to come to terms with this very deep and sophisticated piece of literature. Should we feel sympathy towards Jekyll? If so I think there are many reasons why. The Victorian time Jekyll lived in was very constricting and perhaps suffocating. Anything other than perfect was unacceptable, and if you at any time had done anything below best then you would become an outcast from high society. It is human nature to be curious, and when the things you are curious about are so forbidden Jekyll lived in a time when his culture created the concept of pornography and the abhorrence of carnality yet Victorian London society paradoxically had an incredibly large number of working girls in the Capital,
Jekyll knew this and he reflected that, after all...I was like my neighbours.' Dr. Jekyll also refers to religion a lot. He says that it brands his 'pleasures' as evil. This viewhould We Feel Sympathetic Towards Dr.Jekyll? The two sides to this argument both have substantial reason and theory in their favour. I will deal with both sides and try to come to come to terms with this very deep and sophisticated piece of literature. Should we feel sympathy towards Jekyll? If so I think there are many reasons why. The Victorian time Jekyll lived in was very constricting and perhaps suffocating. Anything other than perfect was unacceptable, and if you at any time had done anything below best then you would become an outcast from high society. It is human nature to be curious, and when the things you are curious about are so forbidden Jekyll lived in a time when his culture created the concept of pornography and the abhorrence of carnality yet Victorian London society paradoxically had an incredibly large number of working girls in the Capital,