Persuasive Argument

Mr. Hyde is just another victim in the society of London and should not be held responsible for the actions taken on Sir Danver Carews. Hyde already had to deal with the isolation from him and the rest of the town which made his mental illness more developed. Also, the testimony of the maid who witness the attack isn't reliable due to the lack of seriousness that women play in our society. The testimony from the recently deceased, Dr. Lanyon, is more reliable when he stated that he and Jekyll are one in the same. If anything Jekyll should be in Hyde's position because he was the scientist who created the mentally unstable man. Hyde had been looked down upon society, and the murder of Carew was just his way of expressing his frustration. Hyde has been wrongly accused for the crime when Jekyll should be seen as the real threat to society.

Character/ theme response

The novella "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" have many memorable characters that add to story. The character that helps support the theme of friendship is Mr. Utterson. Throughout the story Mr. Utterson continued to show the traits of a true friend. Despite both his friends feuding, he continues to try to resolve their problems. Another example of Mr. Utterson reinforcing the theme of friendship is when he receives a letter ordering not to open the note until the death or disappearance of Jekyll, he does just as it says, showing that he is a loyal friend. Friendship plays as a great theme during the plot when it is based on Mr. Utterson's actions. The struggles that Jekyll is going through has Utterson showing his traits as a true friend. Mr. Utterson also represents friendship because when either of his friends are in some sort of a situation he does his best to help them. He isn't a very sociable person, but he has kept his friends from childhood into his adult years making him the perfect example of friendship.

"Story of the Door" Reaction

In the novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, left many memoriable scenes from the chapter "Story of the Door". The character Mr. Utterson talks about a strange door which joggs his memory to the first memoriable moment of the story. When Mr. Hyde walked over the little girl, and left her there screaming, mostly demonstrated Hyde's true personality. Also, another memoriable scene is when the girl's family thought that Hyde could be blackmailing Dr. Jekyll. These are both examples of what was scene as evil during that time period.

This connects to the philosophy of what evil is seen as in society. The article,"The Philosophy of Good and Evil in Humanity" states that evil is what society's opinions are in life. The girl's parents found that Hyde's behavior towards his actions were rude, which was seen as evil in that society. Hyde was also seen as evil because he went against the teachings and opinions of what his peers thought of as honest behavior. From the article,"It [evil] has always been in the world, as a complement to good, and so it will remain." Which i can connect and predict to how Hyde will be around as long as there is good, or Jekyll.