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Three Classics of Horror
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672 pages, Paperback
First published November 3, 1994
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October 26, 2011
The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was a good book. I enjoyed the plot of the book but i did not enjoy the authors diction that he used. I was really excited about reading a Halloween classic, when my English teacher talked about it sounded like a really good book, but as i got toward the end of the book i was more confused and questioning if there was really such a thing as leading a double life. In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde there was no background or details on the characters. The story was strait forward and told what was going on in their lives. there was no really big surprise in the novel. The story was pretty much strait forward and there was no twist that you would think that would happen in this book. The author did very well at having a plot and theme but i would have enjoyed more of the background and detail of the characters and the places that they where. I was confused in some part but understood other.
In this book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reputation is very important to all of the characters. Reputation is important because in the book Dr. Jekyll doesn’t want his rich friends finding out what he does at night when they are sleeping. When Dr. Jekyll goes to bed Mr. Hyde comes out does bad things such as robbing and hurting people. When Dr. Jekyll came up with the potion that changes him from Jekyll to Hyde he was freeing himself form social and moral obligations.. So reputation is very important in this book because it is the main theme in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Reputation is very important because in the story the main reason that Jekyll created Mr. Hyde was because he didn’t want the community to see all of the bad influences that he wanted to carry out but he didn’t want any of he snotty friends to find out what was going on in his personal life.
I would recommend this book to people who want to read the classics that love all of the movies that they had watched when they were little and never could read when they were little. This book has to deal with science, monsters and experiments. I think this book is a good book that would be good for any type of person to read. Other Books that have to do with this theme is Frankenstein. Frankenstein is when a doctor created a monster that is extremely different form the people that are in the community and was a scientific experiment that went wrong in the eyes of the community but a wonderful creation in the eyes of the creator. Dracula is also another book that has to deal with monsters. Dracula also has to deal with the fact that people are not always who they appear to be. This was a good book that anyone from teens to adults would love to read and enjoy moments form their youth.
In this book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reputation is very important to all of the characters. Reputation is important because in the book Dr. Jekyll doesn’t want his rich friends finding out what he does at night when they are sleeping. When Dr. Jekyll goes to bed Mr. Hyde comes out does bad things such as robbing and hurting people. When Dr. Jekyll came up with the potion that changes him from Jekyll to Hyde he was freeing himself form social and moral obligations.. So reputation is very important in this book because it is the main theme in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Reputation is very important because in the story the main reason that Jekyll created Mr. Hyde was because he didn’t want the community to see all of the bad influences that he wanted to carry out but he didn’t want any of he snotty friends to find out what was going on in his personal life.
I would recommend this book to people who want to read the classics that love all of the movies that they had watched when they were little and never could read when they were little. This book has to deal with science, monsters and experiments. I think this book is a good book that would be good for any type of person to read. Other Books that have to do with this theme is Frankenstein. Frankenstein is when a doctor created a monster that is extremely different form the people that are in the community and was a scientific experiment that went wrong in the eyes of the community but a wonderful creation in the eyes of the creator. Dracula is also another book that has to deal with monsters. Dracula also has to deal with the fact that people are not always who they appear to be. This was a good book that anyone from teens to adults would love to read and enjoy moments form their youth.
October 25, 2011
The story of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde is about a man who is so evil that he's split into two versions of himself. The evil side is constricted by societal regulations, that he can only show his true colors when he takes the form of Mr.Hyde. This story is good for a spooky but psychological fix. Jekyll is guilty and feels remorse for his other side that he wants to split the two so he won't have to be that person anymore. However even when he is in his natural form (Dr.Jekyll) he still feels the need to express his evil ways.
Dr.Jekyll lives in a world in which reputation and the way we act in a society -or as a whole, is the most important role one can have. But how does one control their inner evil? Or live knowing that they will never be accepted? Jekyll is a wealthy man, with everything he needs in this Victorian era. He has respectability and friends. He has a good life in London that is not due for any change. Yet, there is something still off about Dr.Jekyll. Why would he cover up for a murderer? Mr.Utterson, a detective on the Mr.Hyde whereabouts, suggests to himself that maybe Jekyll is being blackmailed and has no ability to control what Mr.Hyde is doing to people, but still it is never reported and any confirmations of this theory is kept hidden entirely in Mr.Utterson’s mind. To avoid damaging Dr.Jekyll’s reputation and respectability in society, Utterson tucks away a secret that could be damaging to Jekyll’s life. Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde is symbolic of the monsters we face in ourselves all the time. As the story gets deeper, we see that greed, power and, reputation limits our minds to see the evidence that Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde are of the same being. We might not all have a completely evil side with no conscious, as Mr.Hyde is, but we do face troubles in our day to day lives that make us want to break away from society.
For more books like Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, try Frankenstein or The Picture of Dorian Gray. These books both show the battle of being accepted in society and where a person ranks. Frankenstein deals with the monsters inside of us and how even though Frankenstein isn't handsome, he is still nice and trustworthy. Along with The Picture of Dorian Gray, where a man sells his soul to have good looks forever. This resembles the major theme and role of society and what one will do just to fit in and have acceptance.
Dr.Jekyll lives in a world in which reputation and the way we act in a society -or as a whole, is the most important role one can have. But how does one control their inner evil? Or live knowing that they will never be accepted? Jekyll is a wealthy man, with everything he needs in this Victorian era. He has respectability and friends. He has a good life in London that is not due for any change. Yet, there is something still off about Dr.Jekyll. Why would he cover up for a murderer? Mr.Utterson, a detective on the Mr.Hyde whereabouts, suggests to himself that maybe Jekyll is being blackmailed and has no ability to control what Mr.Hyde is doing to people, but still it is never reported and any confirmations of this theory is kept hidden entirely in Mr.Utterson’s mind. To avoid damaging Dr.Jekyll’s reputation and respectability in society, Utterson tucks away a secret that could be damaging to Jekyll’s life. Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde is symbolic of the monsters we face in ourselves all the time. As the story gets deeper, we see that greed, power and, reputation limits our minds to see the evidence that Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde are of the same being. We might not all have a completely evil side with no conscious, as Mr.Hyde is, but we do face troubles in our day to day lives that make us want to break away from society.
For more books like Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, try Frankenstein or The Picture of Dorian Gray. These books both show the battle of being accepted in society and where a person ranks. Frankenstein deals with the monsters inside of us and how even though Frankenstein isn't handsome, he is still nice and trustworthy. Along with The Picture of Dorian Gray, where a man sells his soul to have good looks forever. This resembles the major theme and role of society and what one will do just to fit in and have acceptance.
April 6, 2011
it was boring.
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