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DR JEKEYLL AND MR HYDE

The focal point of this essay is to define the life of Dr. Henry Jekyll,
and the transformation he went through in becoming Edward Hyde. Dr. Henry
Jekyll is a physician in London. He is very well respected and is
currently experimenting the dual nature of man kind. Edward Hyde is a
manifestation of Dr. Jekyll's personality. He is accused of committing
evil acts throughout the novel.
The first scene consists of Mr. Richard Enfield's and Mr. Utterson
walking along a street in London. Mr. Enfield has a recollection of a
previous incident in which he witnessed an extremely unpleasant man
trampling upon a small screaming girl while this man was running
somewhere. A large crowd had gathered around and they saw the man, Edward
Hyde. The crowd forced the man to give money to this girl for trampling
over her. Hyde did not run over her for any reason. He just did it out of
spite and evil. He represents all the evil in the world. The reaction of
others to him is one of horror...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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