Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 and is the best and most known work by Charlotte Bronte. It deals with much of what was being discussed in those times, and it is a depiction of a very particular background, in which sexism and marriage represented pillars of English society. This paper aims at comparing and contrasting two of the most important male characters of the book, Edward Fairfax Rochester and St. John Rivers, as far as their elaboration was carried out, but also dealing with symbolism. Added to that, some superficial information about setting and plot is given, in order to support the ideas more concretely. The plot is simple, divided in five main parts.
The publication as a novel was mass produced in a multitude of countries including Great Britain, Europe, and Asia, as well as over 60 languages (“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”). At this time Uncle Tom’s Cabin was widely read from poor to rich, to the United States to Asia and everywhere in between, thus becoming the bestselling book in the 19th century, second only to the Bible (“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, Wiki). The accessibility of the novel helped to influence sales, as well as Stowe’s popularity making her an iconic figure known worldwide. The novel was especially popular in Britain and had a major impact, even so that the British people made it difficult for its government to support Confederacy during the Civil War, even though there
Here we could say that he becomes an ‘unhappy victim’ of his own crime, as he is heading toward his ultimate downfall. ‘ One of the key themes of this story, good versus evil, is represented through the existence of Hyde, Jekyll himself, only having transformed his body into something deformed. ‘left an imprint of deformity’ The name ‘Hyde’ itself is a metaphor for this struggle to disguise and remain unseen. However, Hyde is not a monster. He is rather a brutish dwarf, with an inferior social status and younger thank Jekyll – this itself it a great advantage as he can he get away with his actions.
Existentialism and The Stranger What is the meaning of life? What determines the fate of an individual? It is of these thoughts that the concept of Existentialism was borne. The concepts underlined by this ideology span many mediums, perhaps most importantly through novels, which helped to make it well known throughout the post WWII era. Of these existential novels, one of the most influential would be that of Albert Camus, The Stranger.
When he is Jekyll elements of his Hyde personality come out and the same for when he is Hyde. “I will tell you one thing: the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde”(Dr. Jekyll 13). The only reason he would be acting like this, even though Jekyll is of a higher class, he wants to be associated with Hyde for a reason he does not want his friends to know. As if Jekyll was not acting odd enough already he defends Hyde no matter he does, Jekyll always attempts to justify Hyde’s actions. Also he has listed everything in his will to Mr. Hyde for unknown reasons at the time only raising more curiosity from the charcters in the book as well as the reader.
Yet the reality of it is that this man is a king of great power whom they will soon bow down to. Another example of how characters can be perceived throughout the novel is shown throughout the journey of the main protagonist, he was also perceived by his appearance as a small, witless, futile and incapable to carry the great burden before him. Yet as the novel heads towards its crucial climax, he completes the task that many people perceive as impossible for him and rose to be the only one capable of such a task. Another Internal representation of perception is a main character who is perceived as a vile and psycho creature. It is later on shown that the story of this creature is a sad one and he is not at all what he is perceived to be.
Charles John Huffin Dickens is an English novelist. He is considered one of the greatest novelists of Victorian period.Dickens’ work has been highly appreciated for its realism , mastery of prose and concern for social reform by writers such as Leo Tolstoy , George Gissing and G. novelists of Victorian rton. Moreover, one of the greatest characteristics of Dickens’ work is the deconstruction of women stereotypes. Although , he is accused of portraying stereotyped characters of women , yet his many works negate this idea. His novel , A Tale of Two Cities, can be refered in this regard.
Sometimes Jekyll sees nature as simply that, natural, but at other times he sees it as evil. This is a kind of universal feeling, for what we call our natural instincts are in fact natural to a high degree, but on the other, they are so powerful that they threaten to override our concern for others, and in so doing are easily experienced as evil. Jekyll believes that he can separate the “good” and “evil” elements of the human into two separate beings. During his experiments, Jekyll feels he drew steadily nearer to that truth", "learned to recognise", and "began to perceive
“One of the values of Speculative fiction is that this genre bears witness to what it is to be human; that humans have strengths and limitations” Evaluate this statement The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886) and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) are both late Victorian speculative fiction novellas, which bear witness to what it is to be human during the modern era. Both authors have speculated upon their own society and have created a mirrored society within their work. These texts display the speculations from the authors of the Victorian society influencing and impacting humanity. As a reader, we are questioned what it means to be human; does our society determine and shape who we are? These questions are brought to the surface throughout these speculative fiction novellas.
Split Desicion The point of my paper is to discuss some secrets and hidden truths about the novella "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" mainly in the characters and how they can compare and contrast to each other. The story it self has had a major impact on our society as a whole, everyone has some sort of basic knowledge of the story whether it be as simple as knowing that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person, or even having a expaned knowledge of the whole case. Either way the story is a very dark and mysterious, that holds certain secrets unknown by many. First I will discuss the Victorian society (the stories setting) and how the people of this time held them selves to a very high reputation and wanted lots of privacy to cover up there own personal flaws. Then I will discuss the characters Utterson, Enfield followed by Jekyll and Hyde, in extreme detail and how they abide by these same principles.