... Lanyon (in the letter Dr Lanyon has discovered Hyde is in fact Jekyll) then there's Dr Jekyll's letter explaining why. Basically the story is about a science discovery where a doctor discovers a potion that changes his appearance and personality ...

... his novella Stevenson doesn't mention much of outside Britain and in turn this can be interpreted that he uses London as a microcosm of Britain and indeed the British Empire and its colonies. He describes it with so much passion ...

... and evil, not caring for anyone or anything. As the story moves on, and when the body is as Mr Hyde, he does evil things, such as stamp on a little girl for no reason at all; maybe Dr Jekyll ...

... all.' Stevenson uses various techniques in order to keep the reader interested-but the concept and the contrast of duality is the main feature, which not only keep the reader interested but also keeps him/her thinking. He uses this double-sided personality not ...

... Mr Hyde. This book uses multiple narratives. This is when the story is told through many different perspectives so that the reader can make up his own mind about what the story is actually about. This story we first hear through ...

... and every one. The genre of the book is gothic which is basically horror meets mystery. In chapter one, we were introduced to Mr Enfield and Mr Utterson. They were known as two friends of shockingly opposite personalities yet, still ...

... and every one. The genre of the book is gothic which is basically horror meets mystery. In chapter one, we were introduced to Mr Enfield and Mr Utterson. They were known as two friends of shockingly opposite personalities yet, still ...

... servant of Dr Jekyll helps to create suspense in 'The Last Night' as soon as soon as he knocks on the door of Mr Utterson. This starts the build up of suspense and tension in the chapter because in Victorian ...

... a longtime friend, and lawyer of Dr.Jekyll, and his search for the truth and the connection between Jekyll and Hyde, ending in the realization that they are actually the same person. The novel centers around the idea that there is ...

... religion, stories by Alison Cunningham meant nightmares of hell stayed with him. He also decided that the world is not made up of good and bad, but people were a mixture of both. Literacy influences included a story so shocking ...

... atmosphere and creates a sense of gloom and depression. The violent and icy weather gives the reader a sense of foreboding and dread. The weather is used as an effective tool in this circumstance to build the tension, drama and ...

... later, Fanny decided to obtain a divorce from her husband and Stevenson set for California in order to be with Fanny. This was where he wrote his sensational novels. The novel is set in the 19th century Victorian Era in ...

... warm, cottage like feel to it. It has a large, low- roofed comfortable hall as you walk in, with a well-dressed, old servant welcoming you in. There are costly oak cabinets furnishing the place, giving that cottage feel to it ...

... as shown below in this picture of Victorian London: The above picture of Tottenham Court Road, in the late nineteenth century, illustrates very well what the average London street would have looked like at the time of the ...

... a carpet of gloom and horror descending before you even know what is about to happen. After its happened you get the 'great chocolate coloured pall' come over the city. Darkness and night have deeper connotations, apart from everyone disliking ...

... resources to survive until they're rescued. The island almost acts as a parent even though they are without parental supervision. The island can be compared to the Garden of Eden as it's described as a "natural beauty". But straight away ...

... of these cultures within itself that were both desired and feared, just as Utterson fears to indulge them in the book. Utterson sticks rigidly to the values of Victorian society and fails to pander to the aspects of the western ...

... This brings absence of reason on the scene and makes the reader wonder and feel unsecured. The lack of information about Mr Hyde makes the reader worried this paints a picture of secrecy has we don't know much about the ...

... who were struggling to feed a family of five, buying drugs, gambling and prostitution, they just wouldn't have been able to afford it which leads me to assume it was the rich, prudish men that were gambling, buying the drugs ...

... part of Edinburgh. On the other hand there was the much less Christian side to Edinburgh which had brothels, gambling and violence. As well as there being two different sides to Edinburgh also had dual sides to his personality. Stevenson ...

... to every thing and every one and also I think it was to shock people in the Victorian times from there strict ways. The genre of the book is gothic' which is horror meets mystery. In chapter one we were ...

... city life such as crime and poverty. The novel is set in the city of London and is significant in the novel because in general most gothic novels at that time were set far away or in unfamiliar surroundings, yet Stevenson ...

... During this time fifty percent of children died before the age of six. Religion was one way for people to deal with this high mortality rate. People told themselves that the people they had lost had gone to a place ...

... Jack the Ripper who was committing his violent crimes on women at that time. Stevenson may have also been influenced by Mary Shelly's 'Frankenstein', which also deals with the themes of dual personalities and evil. In the text Stevenson uses ...

... to a strict social code, Stevenson exploited this, much like Marry Shelly's 'Frankenstein' written in 1818, it shared allot with Stevenson's novella. Marry Shelly wrote her novel on the conflict between science and religion, which she choose to write the ...