Secrecy

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  • Reputation and Secrecy
    • c1 say "nothing" victorian society didn't gossip much
    • C1 Reputation important upper class
      • Utterson and Enfield promise not to discuss Hyde. cheque signed by Jekyll to protect his reputation
        • "Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again"
    • Fog presents big part of secrecy
      • c4 carew murder cant see as fog "as brown as umber"
    • chapter 5- Utterson usually keeps problems to himself. When asks guest for help foes so indirectly to not be upfront... conceal emotions
    • Jekyll does not tell us immoral acts of Hyde. Left to the imagination
    • Utterson more concerned prederving Jekyll reputation than bring Hyde to trial
      • "if it came to a trial, your name might appear"
    • Utterson done "many ill things" but doesnt mention them make his actions seem shameful even though past is "fairly blameless"
    • Doesn't say where Enfiled returning from 3 o clock in morning suggests scandalous
    • Downplay lots of major events
      • Enfield describes trampled girl as "a bad story"
      • When Lanyon says Jekyl is dead Utterson reguards "tut-tut"

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