Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Research Paper

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Thus far, there is a strange relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that Mr. Utterson is trying to uncover. Are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde kin in some sense or could they be the same person? If it is true they are related in some sense, then that would explain Dr. Jekyll’s attachment to Mr. Hyde despite him killing a man and walking over a child on the street. It would also explain why Dr. Jekyll would allegedly forge a letter stating Mr. Hyde is in a “safe” place and shall not be found after his murder of Carew. However, if it turns out that there is no relationship (further than acquaintanceship or friendship) between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, then a second question may be posed as to why Dr. Jekyll feels inclined to involve himself with …show more content…

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is, what does Dr. Lanyon know about Dr. Jekyll and what is in the letter he wrote to Mr. Utterson? It is obvious Dr. Lanyon knows dark secrets about Dr. Jekyll given he detests him [Dr. Jekyll] while on his death bed. Also, Mr. Utterson claims “…but in view of Lanyon’s manner and words, there must lie for it some deeper ground.” (Stevenson 24). Therefore, if the knowledge Dr. Lanyon has on Dr. Jekyll is revealed, then it may uncover the bad and nightmarish situation Dr. Jekyll continually insists he is in—a situation that he does not even trust in the hands of Mr. Utterson. There could be an infinite number of reasons as to why Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are close, but it remains as to why Dr. Jekyll is fixated on Mr. Hyde and how this reason came about? Conclusively, this question cannot be answered unless one guesses as to where the answer can be found such as is it in Dr. Lanyon’s note to Mr. Utterson, is there a familial connection between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or does Dr. Jekyll suffer from dissociative identity disorder where Mr. Hyde is his alternate persona? Once these question are answered, it should (not certainly) explain Dr. Jekyll’s strange behavior and Mr. Hyde’s “important” role in Dr. Jekyll’s life to the point Dr. Jekyll has resorted to isolation, forgery, and dependence upon

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