The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Analysis

The psychological approach is a fascinating technique to study literature works; because the Freudian approach permits the reader to explore and discover the character’s psyche, thanks to this, and based on Freud’ psychoanalysis scheme; the reader has the opportunity to explore and get into the personality traits besides the emotional problems of the characters, by doing this, it is possible to understand and recognize the hidden psychological part of the work. The story of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published in 1886, this short novel (novella) was written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert was a popular Scottish writer, he was born in Scotland, on November 13th, 1850, and he died the Samoan Islands, on December 03rd, 1894.
Sigmund Freud is considered by many as the father of the psychiatry, thanks to his legacy regarding this complex topic. The Freudian psychoanalysis or the Freudian theory of personality involves the exploration of the id, ego and superego parts of the human psyche. According to
Henry Jekyll, the part of his personality that represents a decent citizen, and a respectable doctor. The ego represents a contrast between the id and the superego. According to boundless.com, (2016): “the ego is the rational, pragmatic part of our personality”. For instance, Dr. Henry Jekyll is aware of his evil transformations, but on the other hand, as a wealthy and decent man, he gives money to charity. Dr. Jekyll describes himself as a proud man, he is looking for reputation. The ego represents the controlled part of a persona, in this case, Dr. Jekyll, it is this part, the one that makes Dr. Jekyll analyzed his problem, Dr. Jekyll is aware of his problem and tries to negotiate with himself, but he always chooses to please the id, for me, he is partially conscious. In fact, Dr. Jekyll’s instincts were stronger than him, and the id part of his personality conquests his life at the end of this