Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde Response journal

Througout the novel of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll is searching for a way to separate the two sides of the human mind. He believed that the human mind was a battlefield which two opposing sides of personas battle nonstop. He suceeds and unleashes Mr. Hyde, which is the evil part of him. Mr. Hyde is a form which has no compasion for anything but his …

…Hyde wins the battle over Jekyll as he ends both of their lives. The reactions of the public to Hyde represents a Victorian time period in the novel. Hyde is often described as a hideuous human but most are unable to put many words why. Even the narrator, Mr. Utterson is unable to explain what makes Hyde so unhumanlike. This is not surpriseing in a society that puts great emphasis on the importance of reputation.