Jekyll & Hyde- Setting & symbolism
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- Jekyll & Hyde- Setting & symbolism
- Symbolism
- Fog symbolises mystery
- The fact that fog seems to have come indoors represents how deeply Jekyll has hidden his secret.
- Jekyll's house symbolises him like as Jekyll himself his house has 2 sides which are connected.
- The respectable main house is at the front and has a "air of wealth".
- But through the yard at the back there's a laboratory with a back door that's "blistered and distained"
- This symbolises Jekyll's personality- He's outwardly respectable, but inwardly sinful.-
- Throughout the novel, Jekyll's house becomes for sinister as Hyde becomes more powerful. It becomes a "house of voluntary *******".
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- But through the yard at the back there's a laboratory with a back door that's "blistered and distained"
- The respectable main house is at the front and has a "air of wealth".
- Fog symbolises mystery
- Setting
- The London streets are threatening
- They are dangerous as both of Hyde's attacks take place there.
- The streets are often empty.
- The novel's settings are mostly dark and foggy.
- Stevenson emphasises the darkness in the novel.
- Stevenson uses the moon to highlight parts of the setting.
- Carew's murder is "brilliantly lit by the full moon" which makes it more dramatic as if its under a spotlight.
- The moon is also used to add to the spooky atmosphere - 'The last night', the moon id described as "lying on her back"
- This makes it seem like the whole world has turned upside down when in reality that is impossible.
- The moon is also used to add to the spooky atmosphere - 'The last night', the moon id described as "lying on her back"
- Carew's murder is "brilliantly lit by the full moon" which makes it more dramatic as if its under a spotlight.
- The London streets are threatening
- Symbolism
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