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Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

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Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

This statement applies to Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as the two stories

reveal the consequences of extreme science experiments where the scientist decides to play

God. The statement reflects on how a person’s desire can never be satisfied by pursuing

lengths that are unethical and deviate from the natural order of things. Ideally, the statement

also shows that human beings can never achieve perfection when their passion to disturb their

peace. This is evident in the stories. The statement is true for the case of Frankenstein as

Victor the scientists was obsessive about creating life form that he neglected his health, and

personal relationships. In the text, Victor says,

“I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an

inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health” (Shelley, 1818).

He secluded himself from the rest of the world and allowed his passions to drive his actions.

Ultimately, he discovered that while he achieved the goal to create life, he did not create

anything beautiful but instead had made a monster. He rejected his creation as did other

people who encountered it and the monster turned on people with terror and murder to

revenge for the rejection. In the same way, the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde show how

Dr. Jekyll created a portion that alters his personality by separating the good and evil sides of

himself. Ultimately, the alter personality; Mr. Hyde was a monster as he commits hideous

murders, and ultimately kills himself. In the text, Hyde is compared to evil in the way his face

resembles satan’s signature.

“O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of

your new friend” (Stevenson, 2006).


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In pursuit of his passions, Dr. Jekyll finds himself disturbing his tranquility as he realizes that

he cannot make potions which helped him metamorphosize into Mr. Hyde anymore. He stuck

as a monster and ultimately kills himself.


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References

Shelley, M. (1818). Frankenstein [1818]. New York: Oxford.

Stevenson, R. L. (2006). Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and other tales. OUP

Oxford.

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