The Duplicity Of Man In Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson was a nineteenth century writer who wrote many famous books such as Treasure Island, DR. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnaped, and many more. In many of his books there was an idea (or hint) of his idea of the duplicity of man. Stevenson’s I idea of the duplicity of man was that they were opposites; a good side and a bad side. In his book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde he wrote, “I reached years of reflection, … I stood already committed to profound duplicity of life”. This idea was often implemented (or hinted to) in many of his books. This is much like the chinses yig yag prothesey, there is always good in eveil and eveil in good. The two sides of characters are often portrayed differentially. Dr. Jekyll in the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is well respected, integrated socially, and as Dr. Jekyll wrote “my moral side”(pg.79). Dr. Jekyll often tried to fix the mistakes of his counterpart MR. Hyde. In the beging if the book MR.hde had stomped on a little girl, in recompense Dr. Jekyll wrote a check to the family of the child. In the biik treasure island Long John silver (s good side) is portrayed as a generous, charismatic cook. Apon meeting Jim hakcins Sliver gifted hawking shis oold pistle. When the “team” was in need of a crew Long Jogn Silver came to their
For instance in the book Dr.jekyll and mr.Hyde Mr. hyde , Dr.Jekylls alter ego, does some truly despicable action. The first was stoping on a small girl in the middleof the street.But as the book continued the actiond of Mr.Hyde grew even more drery. TO wards the middle of the boo (pg.27) MR. hyd commited the murder of Sir Danvers Carew. This tremd continues to the book Treasue Islandand its antagonist Long John Silver. In the book Long Jogn silver coues a mutany in hopes of controlling captin flints treasure. In the process several are killed and Jim Hawkins is taken hostage bu long Jogn and his