Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson was a sick man that may explains why he wrote such a book as Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. The story Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a bout a doctor, Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde who is very sick in the sense that he did evil things (like murder,) was somewhat depressed, and wasn’t very healthy because he did a drug. Stevenson’s health problems caused him to travel a lot in search of warmer climates. He wrote the story when he was sick in bed so that obviously influenced it.
Discussion Questions
Once you’ve played with fire, is it easier to burn down the house or to control the urge? Basically is it easier to completely submerge your self in your new found bad interest or control your self and stop it with the wants.
If Dr. Jekyll was to become Mr. Hyde forever then he would be submerging him self in the new interest, if he was to stop become Mr. Hyde then he would be controlling his urges. Everyone has bad wants- From wanting to go to war, to biting you finger nails.
In what genre would you classify this novel—crime, mystery, suspense, thriller . .? What qualities of the novel support your answer?
I think this book would be a mystery, since you do not know very much until the mystery is solved at end an Mr. Utterson receives the letter. It is partly a suspense because you are wondering the entire time who Mr. Hyde is.
