The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Worth Every Page

The author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson, is amazing at pulling the reader into the book with the strong tension and excitement in the plot.

The story of Jekyll and Hyde begins with the picture perfect scene of Victorian London. The primary narrator is Unknown. However, readers are often given the perspective of Dr. Jekyll’s friend who often strolls around the neighborhood with a distant relative of his. This distant relative’s name is Mr. Enfield, who was taking a nighttime stroll when a shrunken and deranged man trampled over a young girl. Enfield, who caught the man, was disgusted by the ugliness he saw. Throughout the story, many often said that Hyde was ugly and when they saw him, they felt an extreme feeling of hate. There is no exact reason for the hate, but it’s always there. However, despite the ugliness, he demands that the man make amends to the chaos he has caused. This deranged man, known as Hyde is the dual persona of a well known man in the area. However, this piece of information is only revealed in the last part of the story when Utterson visits his friend thinking that he was sick. He goes into the room, surprised to see that there was a small little man in clothes that were too big. Again, the narrator is met with the “ape like figure”.

What really drew me into the book was the fact that the author did not reveal the mysterious person until the very end of the book. Stevenson reveals important details using letters written by the “kind” persona of the monster. As the readers read the letters, it is shocking to see the truth that you couldn’t once

Stevenson often adds a lot of tension and suspense into the plot, which really draws readers in. The plot, which often has a clash of rational and irrational, gives the reader a good scratch in the brain. Enough to make them keep reading with enthusiasm.