Exploring the Duality of Human Nature in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Name Professor Institution Date Evaluation of the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Human beings are imperfect and have double lives. An individual can try to hide their true identity but not in Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll's case. The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an exciting narration written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886, making it one of the famous stories. The novella is a depiction of duality in the human character. It provides integration between evil and good in Mr. Hyde’s and Dr. Jekyll’s personalities. Mr Hyde depicts the dark side; it is a story of the same man with two characters. Evil and good complement each other, but which one controls human nature? The controversy on which side to lean on leads to two personalities; evil and good. Stevenson’s story focuses purposely on the Victorian era, which saw the England transformation from economic growth, scientific works, and social life. The society was perfect until Mr. Stevenson spoke out after spotting the double life the Englishmen were living. According to (Mc Donald), Duality serves as a way for the modern reader to analyze late-Victorian literature and common late Victorian culture. The narration depicts Dr. Jekyll living a double life. Dr. Jekyll cannot afford to hide his identity as a monster and ends up in substance use to reveal the darkness in him. He is confronted with two personalities of good and evil for him to transform into a monster and a killer; Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde was out of consciousness and performed atrocities without fear of judgment from others. A respectable doctor lost his humanity to become a savage murderer. Society believes in perfection and is deemed a watchdog of conformity to morality. Individuals would rather hide their true selves and avoid a question from society. Dr. Jekyll is caught in a dilemma in the aftermath, whether to become Mr. Hyde or Dr. Jekyll. By becoming Mr. Hyde, he is freed from society's entanglement, the moral standards set. He can no longer fulfill his disreputable behaviour and noble ideas and become a sitting stool to his friends and social class. Dr. Jekyll suffers the melancholy