Evil In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

There is evil in this world that we have no control over, but within this world there is good. In the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the addiction, the violence against innocent lives and the potion represent the good and evil that exists in Dr. Jekyll. Most importantly, Dr. Jekyll struggles to conquer his addiction that shows his evil side. Specifically, In Dr. Jekyll’s full statement of his case, he explains what he feels while murdering his victim; “With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting body, tasting delight from every blow” (49). In this, Stevenson creates a gruesome image of Mr. Hyde’s point of view of the murder. This imagery clearly shows evil conquering his good side. Therefore,
Jekyll expresses his evil side through causing pain towards innocent lives. To be specific, Dr. Jekyll is recalling when he experiences fear from his surroundings; “Once a woman spoke to him, offering, I think, a box of lights. He smote her in the face, and she fled” (52). Here, Stevenson shows how Mr. Hyde does not care about how the people he hurts feel. Mr. Hyde is a struggling person who cannot always control his actions because of the different things that the potion does to his mind. This causes Mr. Hyde to commit all of the crimes he has done. Going along with the murder case, Mr. Hyde is at his top most murderous moment; “… In the top fit my delirium, struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror” (49). Here, Stevenson emphasizes the idea that Mr. Hyde fuels on the thrill of all evil in this world. This is a specific example of when Dr. Jekyll is failing to not be on the evil side of life by committing crimes. To close out this discussion, Mr. Enfield is stating his side of the incident on the corner; “… The man trampled calmly over the child’s body and left her screaming on the ground” (3). Obviously, Stevenson is stating that this action does not startle Mr. Hyde. All Mr. Hyde does is walk away as if nothing has