MrShorty Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 As most, I've "known" the basic premise of Robert Louis Stevenson's story since I wax little (namely, Dr. Jekyll develops a potion that turns him into a monster). I checked out the book on tape from the library so I could experience the original story. It was a really interesting story. The thing that really stood out to me was that the potion wasn't really about creating a monster called Mr. Hyde. Rather, Jekyll explains in his confession that it was about "separating" the two sides of one's personality: separating the "good" from the "bad" so that the "good" side doesn't have to feel guilty for all the evil desired and perpetuated by "Mr. Hyde" and "Mr. Hyde" not feeling restrained by the good side. Of course, this attempt to become "two people" leads to tragedy. As a religious person, I guess it was interesting to see this fictional attempt to separate the spiritual man from the natural man. Perhaps it is important to realize that they aren't two separate "people", but rather one person deciding which direction he/she wants to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Cool. Thank you MrShorty. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCGrant Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Very interesting analysis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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