Presentation of Hyde in Chapter

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  • Presentation of Hyde in Chapter 1
    • "one little man"
      • "little" suggesting little or no power
      • links to "dwarfish and pale"
        • Further linking to Darwinism and evolutions from apes
          • Suggesting a lack of evolution due to Jekyll repressing his darker side (Hyde) not allowing Hyde to evolve
        • Suggesting a lack of evolution due to Jekyll repressing his darker side (Hyde) not allowing Hyde to evolve
      • Contrasting / Juxtaposing "stumping" as it suggests a high strength and force
        • "little" suggesting little or no power
    • Continued use of "it' when describing or addressing Hyde
      • Makes him seem more inhuman or animalistic by not addressing Hyde as a "he"
        • Further linking to Darwinism and evolutions from apes
      • "it was hellish to see"
        • Links to the theme of the supernatural and Satan / the Devil / Lucifer etc.
          • Recurring and developing motif throughout the novel
      • "Satan's signature upon a face"
        • Imprinted upon his face / written on his face (obvious that he is evil due to his appearance)
          • Links to the theme of the supernatural and Satan / the Devil / Lucifer etc.
            • Recurring and developing motif throughout the novel
          • Links to the Victorian study of Physiognomy (the study of a person's facial features to establish weather they appear to be a criminal or not based on their facial features)
      • "trampled calmly"
        • Implied sexual assault
        • Oxymoron, "trampled" is violent and "calmly" is the opposite of a violent
      • "I has taken loathing to my gentleman at first sight. So had the child's family, which was only natural"
        • "child's" makes the event seem more horrific as an assault towards a child seems more shocking, especially to a Victorian reader
        • "Natural" suggests that it is in our nature to hold hatred for despise towards a evil looking or violent animalistic person
        • Hyde brings out the worse in people, or he brings out the peoples dark sides
          • "Natural" suggests that it is in our nature to hold hatred for despise towards a evil looking or violent animalistic person
          • "Sawbones" means Dr. His job contrasts with his desires as he is trained to save lives, however he desires to kill Hyde due to his "hellish" actions and appearance
        • "Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him"
          • "Sawbones" means Dr. His job contrasts with his desires as he is trained to save lives, however he desires to kill Hyde due to his "hellish" actions and appearance
          • "hissing intake of breath"
            • snake-like noise, evil noise
            • "he did not look the lawyer in the face"
              • Hyde was hiding something as he could not look the lawyer (Utterson) in the face as he lied
            • "Who are they?"
              • Many interrogative statements within this section of the chapter
                • Conveying that Hyde and Utterson are both wary and cautious of each other and what they could potentially find out about one another. This increases dramatic tension between the two
            • "Common friends"
              • Short simple sentence suggesting rudeness contrasting with Jekyll being polite
                • An alternate interpretation is that it also connects to the fact that he is short explaining why he also speaks in short snappy sentences
                  • "Common friends"
                    • Short simple sentence suggesting rudeness contrasting with Jekyll being polite
                      • An alternate interpretation is that it also connects to the fact that he is short explaining why he also speaks in short snappy sentences
                        • They are also simplistic just like his personality, and has an animalistic feel to it increasing the mystery to his character
                    • They are also simplistic just like his personality, and has an animalistic feel to it increasing the mystery to his character

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