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The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published in 1886 and is
one of the best known of Robert
Louis Stevenson’s novels. It deals with the quest of Dr.
Jekyll who wishes to rid himself of his darker side, but who instead
manages to split the halves of his nature off from one another.
While the half that remains Dr. Jekyll is purified, it is only accomplished
at the cost of unleashing the murderous Mr. Hyde on society. Dr.
Jekyll eventually realizes that he must kill Hyde before Hyde is
allowed to kill any more innocent people, so he takes matters into
his own hands and, with the use of poison, takes his own life, thereby
also ending the life of Mr. Hyde. |
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The portrayal of Jekyll and Hyde in LXG is remarkably
faithful to the original character. With the possible exception
of the reversal of physical size (Jekyll was a large, robust man,
while Hyde was quite small), the self-effacing characteristics of
the meek Dr. Jekyll, and the uncontrollable rages of the animalistic
Mr. Hyde are clearly shown. |
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