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Jekyll and Hyde

            These two stories may not have had something in common before I entered this class, but after analyzing the facts and reading the novel and watching the movie for about the 20th time, I quickly picked up on the similarities between these two works. They both have similar themes, characters and a somewhat complicated storyline. They are two works that have to be read and watched over and over again in order to fully understand what is going on. .
             Fight Club is a very geopolitical movie that deals with the problems in society and how its surroundings affect it. The character of Tyler Durden shows the side of everyone that wants to come out and that should come out every so often. This character directly relates to that of Mr. Hyde. These parts of the same person show up almost unwillingly in both works. They are not really alter ego because they pretty much exist in one world or another. Tyler Durden exists in the Narrator's head and Mr. Hyde is truly a part of Dr. Jekyll that "comes out at night" if you will. .
             Evil also plays in intricate role in the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the movie "Fight Club". Mr. Hyde is the true epitome of evil inside of Dr. Jekyll that is just waiting to come out. Though the character of Tyler Durden is not as evil as Mr. Hyde in the sense that he does not commit any murders or anything in that manner, he is definitely considered to be a form of evil. With the Narrator being a shy person living in a condo furnished with Ikea furniture, Tyler makes up for anything that the Narrator isn't and for what he can't be in life. Anything that Tyler does is what he wishes he could do. The same goes for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hyde is Jekyll's innermost feelings just laid out flat on a table. Tyler's evilness is accompanied by a benevolent agenda. He never does something without there being a direct response to what he has just done. For every action there is a reaction. .
             These two cases of double identity are very well suited for one another.


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1. Jekyll and hyde

Hyde, the story's contextual portrayal of Jekyll's transformation into Hyde may not have been as far-fetched as we imagine. ... After the murder of Sir Danvers Carew, (with Hyde in mind as the prime suspect) Utterson confronts Jekyll. He had hoped that Jekyll wasn't "mad enough" (pg. 25) to hide Hyde. Jekyll offers Utterson a letter from Hyde that he said had been hand delivered earlier. ... Because he and Hyde were one, Jekyll was infatuated with the "dual" nature of humanity. ...

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2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hyde. ... Inside they find the body of Hyde , wearing Jekyll's cloths and apparently dead by suicide. ... At first, Jekyll reports, he delighted in becoming Hyde and was happy with the that the creature possessed. ... At this point, Jekyll resolved to cease becoming Hyde. ... Jekyll was writing the letter while transforming back into Hyde and will soon become him permanently. ...

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3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Hydden Truth Is everyone a Dr. Jekyll: desperately attempting to keep his Mr. Hyde under control, secretly intrigued by what evil exists, and jealous of his incredible freedom from moral and political restraints? The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson was writte...

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4. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hyde, the negative feelings of Dr. ... Hyde, Jekyll becomes the evil part of himself; he feels younger but has the rage and look of a corrupt person whose anger is released instantly. ... This element is strongest at the end of the Jekyll and Hyde story, when Jekyll begins to change without taking any drugs (10). ... Hyde Dr. ... Hyde Dr. ...

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5. Jekyll and Hyde

R L Stevenson wrote the story Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886, during the Victorian period. ... In the novel, the character Dr Jekyll uses a potion to change his body form into the younger and evil alter ego of Mr Hyde. ... Although the book shows the immorality of Edward Hyde, it doesn't describe the other half of Henry Jekyll's mind, the good side. ... He longs to get rid of the evil side to his mind, Mr Hyde, but fails to gain permanent control of Jekyll's good side. ... In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, R L Stevenson uses the potion that Jekyll creates to illustrate the dangers of ad...

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6. Character and Setting in Jekyll and Hyde

Throughout the novel, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson explores the idea of duality through both the characters and the setting of the novel. Specifically he explores the idea of duality within a person's personality, not only in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde but also Lanyon and Utterson. ... Primarily, Stevenson's examination of duality is shown through what appears to be the two characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. ... The concept of duality is explored by the other personality of Dr Jekyll and his contrast to Mr Hyde in every aspect of his life. ... Conversely to Dr J...

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7. Homosexuality in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Sanna argued that Jekyll created Hyde to act on his homosexual urges. ... Hyde that partook in homosexual acts, Phelan would argue that Jekyll created Hyde out of self-disdain. ... Jekyll hate who he was, and Hyde was the effect of Jekyll's desire to be someone completely different from himself. ... Jekyll feels he is not very manly, and Hyde is his attempt at changing this. ... I believe that Jekyll realized being Hyde was just as bad as being himself. ...

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8. Duality in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. ... Hyde. ... Jekyll. ... Ultimately, Jekyll succeeds only in singling out Hyde (his Id and his evil half), while he remains the mix of good and evil.Eventually, Hyde begins to predominate, until Jekyll ceases to exist and only Hyde remains. ...

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9. The Dualism of Jekyll and Hyde

Even before being introduced to Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde, the ideas of dualism are already being played out. ... The contrast between the two men is evident, Dr Jekyll being well respected and esteemed, and Mr Hyde being aggressive and antagonistic. ... In chapter 2 Utterson reads Dr Jekylls will- all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his friend and benefactor Edward Hyde. ... Again the idea of dualism is presented here as Jekyll and Hyde were friends after Lanyon and Jekylls falling out connoting that Hyde has something to do with their falling out. Hyde and Jekylls friendship also c...

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