The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Essay -- Robert Louis Stev

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeWe see much of the story through Mr Uttersons eyes. He leads thereader through the tale. hardly to begin with, he seems a surprisingcharacter for Stevenson to choose. Only when we know the al-Quran betterdo we realise how appropriate he is.The book The unsung case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a horrorstory written by Robert Louis Stevenson and was publishes in 1886. Thetitle which the author gave this book makes the book sound more like amystery story than a horror. The title also makes it sound as if DrJekyll and Mr Hyde are two separate people.The character Mr Utterson plays a big part in the story. He leadsthe reader through the story although he is not the narrator. In theopening words of the story it says that Mr Utterson is a lawyer. Inthe opening paragraph Mr Utterson is expound as a man of ruggedcountenance, that was never lightened by a smile cold, scanty andembarrassed in discourse backwards in opinion lean, long dusty,dreary, and yet somehow loveable. This shows that Mr Utterson has twosides to him just like Dr Jekyll has. On one hand it says he is boringand cold but on other hand it says that he is a good friend and heis loveable. Mr Utterson is completely described in one paragraph. Ibelieve that the whole story is about having a good and a bad side tothem.I think that Robert Louis Stevenson names Mr Utterson as he didbecause Utterson sounds like utmost meaning utmost(a) depth. It saysthat when Mr Utterson is at friendly meetings and the wine is to histaste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye. This showshe has a taste for good wines yet in another sentence in the book itsays He was au... ... prostitute. This just shows what society waslike back then.The book Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was one of the first ever realhorror books to be published. When Robert Louis Stevenson was younghis perplex was often ill and his nanny used to tell him horror storiesat a young age. This turned Stevenson ba d and got him drinking andgetting prostitutes. This is partly were his book came from.The book obviously had an affect on the people because after the bookwas published the Ripper murders started to appear. People said thatThe book was coming to disembodied spirit.I feel I have shown that Mr Utterson is a main and important part ofthe story Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and that he is man of trust. Ialso think I have shown what society was like in Victorian times. Ithink that without Mr Utterson in the book it would not have worked aswell as it did.