There is a constant battle between good and evil within oneself. In some, the battle rages far deeper than others. The works: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Double Vision by Pat Barker, an article "The Duality in Gothic Fiction" by Murel Bailey, the Wikipedia entry of “Two-Face”, the 1963 film, The Nutty Professor, and the 2003 film, The Hulk all demonstrate this struggle in a most extreme way.
The novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson proves that the battle between good and evil is real in a vivid way within Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. Stevenson writes that Dr. Jekyll starts to lose control of his non-moralistic side, Mr. Hyde. Stevenson 's purpose is to get his readers to visualize the struggle in order to show the difference between good and evil in a clearer way. Given the style of writing, Stevenson is directing his work to readers who look for a deeper meaning in the story and in the characters. …show more content…
Barker writes that after a series of unfortunate events, such as a car accident or the death of a loved one, can easily change a person. Barker 's purpose is to demonstrate how a tragedy could trigger the sudden change in those involved so that her readers could somehow relate to the feelings the characters obtain. Her intended audience seem to be teenagers and older because a person would have to think deeply to understand the