Robert Louis Stevensons Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Essay -- Stevenson Je

Robert Louis Stevensons Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeThe novella Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde was written by Robert LouisStevenson in the straightlaced era. The book was maiden published in 1886in England and it brought high success to the author. The finalchapter of the novella which is Henry Jekylls Full Statement Of TheCase explores the ways that the author presents blue(a) attitudesto the nature of humans. Stevenson explains to the reader that humans perplex lots of different sides to each other and not just one. He alsoexplains how duplicitous humans be.I stood already committed to a profound duplicity of flavour Pg69The text was written in the Victorian era which was around the 1800s.In those days the Victorian culture was very different to todaysculture. They had strict moral codes to live under as middle classpeople. They argued that as Victorian set they should look afterthemselves and their family first and also they should not rely onoutside help. Another Victorian value expected of them was to live alife without any sin. Even though the cultural context influencespeople, not every Victorian person obeyed the values outside thepublic. The Victorian people had paradoxical views because they wouldgo out drinking and also the porn industry was famous out side publiclife. Beliefs in religion were having a turn point because of the launching of science in to the Victorian era. Victorians wereexpected to live a life of Puritanism.The main characters in this text are Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde, Mr Uttersonand Mr Enfield, Dr Lanyon and Poole the howeverler. Mr Utterson and MrEnfield are both Victorian lawyers who are well respected from otherpeople.those who encountered them in th... ...orals are stillrelevant today because humans in todays society all have a good andevil side in them like Dr Jekyll did. The nurture of all humans isalways different because one day you can be good and the other day youcan be full of evil. In my opinion our upbringing doesnt mean we willbe like that because what we short-change form outside can influence ourpersonality too. In Dr Jekylls case he was brought up to be aVictorian gentleman but he didnt like the life of a Victoriangentleman as it was boring to him. So the change into Hyde that he hadwas his type of life as he got to do what he wanted to. Drugs intodays society are the same as Victorian time but it is unremarkablyknown to the public. Where as in Victorian days it was illegal to takedrugs. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has a social moral to it which tellsthe reader how to behave in a society.