Jekyll and Hyde FOR MS WILLIAMS ELYCIA CAROLE KUNICA

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  • The novels setting is mostly dark and foggy
    • Stevenson expresses the "darkness" in the novel.
      • In Soho, the light is always changing. Utterson sees "degrees and hues of twilight"
    • Setting and Sybolism
      • Stevenson always repeats fog. its so dense that it covers the whole street. making them places of secrecy.
        • Fog works against the characters in the novel. when Utterson visits Soho the fog "cut him off" from his surroundings
          • Stevenson uses the fog to isolate characters and restrict their view of events.
      • Fog also symbolises mystery, the lecture theatre at Jekylls house was described as "foggy" the fog inside the house represents how deep Jekylls secrets are.
      • Victorian London was known for its smoke. It was so dense that people into the themes sometimes

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