Chapter five analysis
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- Chapter five: incident of the letter
- Jekyll behaves strangely after the murder of Carew
- Jekyll is in his laboratory when Utterson goes to visit him, which is odd because he has never visited him in there before,
- The laboratory is the "dingy" building which is associated with Hyde for the reader. Utterson feels a sense of strangeness" going in there which creates tension and unease.
- Jekyll looks "sick" and speaks in "a feverish manner" which shows his agitation at the carew murder case. He is determined to be rid of Hyde and swears to God that he'll never see Hyde again.
- Jekyll is still hiding information. He says he has "grounds for certainty" that Hyde will not be seen again but he "cannot share with anyone" what these are. This increases the mystery.
- Stevenson includes letters in his narrative
- Jekyll claims that he has received a letter from Hyde, which he gives to utteron because he is scared it might affect his reputation.
- Utterson is relieved as he was scared that Jekylls name may be dragged into the public scandal
- Initially, utterson is convinced by its authenticity, but then when Poole says that there had been no mail delivered that day, he egins to doubt it.
- This shows that even written documents can't be trusted,. Stevenson gives the reader reasons throughout the novel to think that there could be faults in what we're being told. this creates an atmosphere of intrigue.
- Writers techniques: structure and narrative- The reader learns a lot through letters and documents. These make gradual unravelling events of the sotry seem more realistic.
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- Utterson leaps to the wrong conclusion
- Utterson takes the letter home and shows it to Guest, his head clerk, and it is him who realizes that Jekyll's writing is very similar to Hyde's
- Utterson "struggled" with himself before reluctantly asking guest for more information. this shows he doesn't like to press further and this presents his gentlemanly side.
- Utterson warns guest not to speak of the letter which adds another layer of the secrecy in the story.
- Utterson comes to the conclusion tht Jekyll forged the note for Hyde
- Theme introduced: secrecy- Utterson always keeps issues to himself, and even when he asks Guest for help, he does it indirectly, rather than being upfront. Its all to do with victorin restraint and controlling emotion.
- Key Quote: "If it came to a trial, your name might appear" Utterson reckons that Jekyll is protecting Hyde, but hes not too fussed about it. hes just worried that Jekyll's good name will be ruined.
- Jekyll behaves strangely after the murder of Carew
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