Jekyll and Hyde MindMap.
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- Jekyll and Hyde.
- Dr Jekyll.
- He was an intelligent scientist.
- He has a reputation as a charitable man.
- He has his own laboratory to his house. (separate entrance used by Mr Hyde.)
- He becomes erratic (lacking in regularity) from his friends. He is increasingly unpredictable
- Mr Hyde.
- He is violent and commits crimes. He murdered Sir Danvers Carew and trampled over a little girl.
- He is ugly and smaller than Jekyll. His physical appearance is hinted at which makes him mysterious.
- He doesn't repent for his crimes and sins.
- Selfish and Powerful.
- Wishes for dominance over Jekyll.
- Themes.
- Duality of Man.
- Stevenson explores the idea that every single human being has both a good and evil side within them.
- Dr Jekyll is well-respected but secretly has a dark, immoral side to his personality.
- Jekyll is not immoral until he show his dark side through experiments and Mr Hyde .
- Nature and SuperNatural.
- Supernatural is shown in Jekyll's experiments which releases Mr Hyde.
- In the Victorian Era, there was a shift from a 'natural' life to a life filled with technology.
- Nature is portrayed in Dr Lanyon's horrified response to Jekyll's experiment and in the unnatural appearance of Mr Hyde.
- Duality of Man.
- Form.
- Gothic Novel - describes a sinister and mysterious atmosphere.
- Set in dark places or ruined buildings.
- London - suggests that the rapidly changing city is becoming dangerous and strange.
- Written in third person.
- Structure.
- Split into ten chapters.
- Each chapter has a title. Makes it easier for the reader to navigate.
- Tension rises during chapters 4-8.
- Language.
- Pathetic Fallacy mirrors characters for emotions.
- Nightmarish imagery to present London as a violent place.
- Powerful verbs. "mangled".
- The laboratory and how it is hidden and the back of the house represents Hyde.
- The house is ambiguous. There are two sides/entrances to the house which symbolises Duality of Man and how there are two sides to a person.
- Dr Jekyll.
- Mr Hyde.
- He is violent and commits crimes. He murdered Sir Danvers Carew and trampled over a little girl.
- He is ugly and smaller than Jekyll. His physical appearance is hinted at which makes him mysterious.
- He doesn't repent for his crimes and sins.
- Selfish and Powerful.
- Wishes for dominance over Jekyll.
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