... is a mixture of sorts, his home is also. It is a symbol of the Jekyll Hyde relationship. The characteristics of his home could represent parallel symbols of traits found in his personality: "The Street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its ... Jekyll's character to be pronounced Je (French word for "I-) Kill (Je-Kill = I kill), as an indication that the doctor wanted to isolate the evil portion of himself, appropriately named "Hyde,"" meaning that part which must hide from civilization. As I see it, this could exemplify Freud's theory of r...

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... ...its impressiveness as aparable is equal to its fascination as a work of art." (Noble) Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are symbols of the constant struggle between good and evil, within one person. Robert Louis Stevenson portrayed dramatically the torturous life of a schizophrenic, set in the very repressive Victorian era. ... he could understand the relationship he saw of his friend and the vicious criminal. "With no formal preaching...he works out the essential power of Evil, which, with its malignant patience and unwearying perseverance , gains ground with each casual yielding to temptation,...

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