Persuasive Argument

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, I wish for the prosecution of Mr.Hyde. A man whom is believed to be guilty of the murder of a member of the parliament and a fine man, Sir Danvers Carew. A woman had watched Mr. Hyde murder Sir.Carew with a cane which is fatal. I believe that no sane man would commit this horrendous crime or would be allowed to live. Even though Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person, Dr. Jekyll is no longer able to control Mr. Hyde's impulse's as well as his actions therefore, no man or lady maybe safe anymore. This man has committed several crimes before but this is his most violent one. One previous crime that he had committed was that he trampled over a little girl and carelessly walked away until a kind hearted man pulled him by the collar to bring him to the little girl's family to apologize and pay for his injuries. If his evil nature is practiced much further, I pity the person that crosses his path for he may be murdered. Mr. Hyde is no longer safe for us to have him living among us and this is my input on this case.

Characters/ Theme

The character that i am most drawn to in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is Mr. Hyde because He sets a mysterious as well as a violent mood for the story. One of the reasons i think this is because he is always doing harmful things to anyone that would be around him. His "Violent" activities usually take place around midnight or after. One example of this is when he trampled over a little girl at about three a.m carelessly. Another evil thing that he did was that he murdered a man named Carew by beating him with a cane. The theme that Stevenson may have been trying to convey is that every action will have a reaction because he trampled the girl, and he got caught and had to pay for what he did as well as him getting caught with the murder or Carew. Another theme that came across was good v.s evil. Every time Mr. Hyde tried doing something harmful, Mr. Utterson would catch his mistakes and what he did wrong. Mr. Hyde being the faulty one in this comparison, he has his reputation trashed and Mr. Utterson is the trustworthy one who always means what he says and that's why almost everyone is fond of him.

"Story of the Door" Reaction

One memorable moment from the chapter "Story of the Door" was when Mr. Utterson was out on a walk when he had seen a man trample over a little girl calmly. This moment made me think about the little girl and why she was outside at two am. as well as why that man would be so disrespectful. It might have been different if he had apologised to the little girl and helped her instead of just walking on. This went against how people were treated and how respect was important in the Victorian era. I could connect this part of the book to the article "Multiple Personality Disorder" because at one point it had said that "...produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity." this showed that at that time, the man, who now is known as Mr. Hyde, did not know what he was doing and wasn't himself because if he was, i doubt that he would have trampled over a little girl. The theme i came across in this chapter was how evil goes against good. I think this because Mr. Hyde who had hurt the girl, represented evil and Mr. Utterson who had brought Mr. Hyde back to apologise and pay for the girl's injuries represents good. This contributes to my explanation of good and evil because even though Mr. Hyde had done wrong to that girl, Mr. Utterson invited Mr. Hyde over for some breakfast before they had gone to give in the cheque and that's how respectful Mr. Utterson was.