ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
He was in conflict with the respectable Victorian world and he
became the first example of Bohemia (marginalized person, free
and non-conformist lifestyle, far from the classic canons imposed by
society) in Britain, rejecting his family principles.
The most famous novel of Stevenson was published in 18886 and
had an immediate success.
“The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Talk about a man with two identities.
Dr Jekyll escapes from his rational identity and transforms him into
the depraved, evil Mr Hyde.
The primitive duality of man, leads him to experiment with dividing
himself.
Jekyll finds it difficult to free himself from his evil other, Mr Hyde.
He commits lots of ferocious crimes.
This story ends with mr Hyde’s suicide.
Utterson, a friend and lawyer of Dr Jekyll, finds a letter written by
him uncovers and unravels the mystery of the double identity.
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a product of Victorian
England.
Era of scientific and technological progress.
The story is set in London in 1870, the same age in which London
was divided in two, having two natures.
In fact the Victorian traits of the West End were the opposite of the
poverty traits of the East End.
He was in conflict with the respectable Victorian world and he
became the first example of Bohemia (marginalized person, free
and non-conformist lifestyle, far from the classic canons imposed by
society) in Britain, rejecting his family principles.
The most famous novel of Stevenson was published in 18886 and
had an immediate success.
“The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Talk about a man with two identities.
Dr Jekyll escapes from his rational identity and transforms him into
the depraved, evil Mr Hyde.
The primitive duality of man, leads him to experiment with dividing
himself.
Jekyll finds it difficult to free himself from his evil other, Mr Hyde.
He commits lots of ferocious crimes.
This story ends with mr Hyde’s suicide.
Utterson, a friend and lawyer of Dr Jekyll, finds a letter written by
him uncovers and unravels the mystery of the double identity.
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a product of Victorian
England.
Era of scientific and technological progress.
The story is set in London in 1870, the same age in which London
was divided in two, having two natures.
In fact the Victorian traits of the West End were the opposite of the
poverty traits of the East End.
