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The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll: Good or Evil? Over the summer break I had the opportunity to read the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The genre of this novel is classified as a mystery. This connects to my thesis statement that humanity has a dual nature where both good and evil exist. The novel supports my chosen theme/thesis, because throughout reading we find out that even the best of people have a bit of evil in them. This is showed out through the events that occur in the book. The character that I chose to write about was Dr. Jekyll. I specifically picked him, because I felt that he related the best to my thesis statement. In the novel Dr. Jekyll is portrayed as a well-respected, decent man with a very good
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