Enfield as a Character
Quotes are in red.
Notations of where each quote is from are in purple.
Links to context are in blue.
Enfield Basics:
● A distant relative of Utterson. A well-known man about town and the
complete opposite of Utterson.
● Ideal gentleman of the Victorian age- he has a strong sense of morals
and good manners.
● He begins the mystery by telling the story of the girl who is
“trampled”. Chapter 1 (Story of the door)
● We see him twice in the text, both times on his usual Sunday
afternoon walk with his distant relative and friend Mr Utterson.
● On both walks, they pass by the curious door that prompts Mr Enfield
to tell the “story of the door”.
● Mr Enfield’s one other notable characteristic is a severe lack of
curiosity regarding the unusual.
● He seems to be okay with weird men that “trample” small children, as
long as they pay up afterwards.
Importance
● Represents: typical Victorian values
● Understands the importance of reputation
● He pressures Hyde into paying for his crime.
● “Make his name stink from one end of London to the other” Chapter 1
(Story of the door)
Utterson and Enfield
● People wonder “what these two could see in each other” Chapter 1
(Story of the door)
● They don’t have a lot in common but are drawn together - links to
Jekyll and Hyde and how they are brought together.
Quotes are in red.
Notations of where each quote is from are in purple.
Links to context are in blue.
Enfield Basics:
● A distant relative of Utterson. A well-known man about town and the
complete opposite of Utterson.
● Ideal gentleman of the Victorian age- he has a strong sense of morals
and good manners.
● He begins the mystery by telling the story of the girl who is
“trampled”. Chapter 1 (Story of the door)
● We see him twice in the text, both times on his usual Sunday
afternoon walk with his distant relative and friend Mr Utterson.
● On both walks, they pass by the curious door that prompts Mr Enfield
to tell the “story of the door”.
● Mr Enfield’s one other notable characteristic is a severe lack of
curiosity regarding the unusual.
● He seems to be okay with weird men that “trample” small children, as
long as they pay up afterwards.
Importance
● Represents: typical Victorian values
● Understands the importance of reputation
● He pressures Hyde into paying for his crime.
● “Make his name stink from one end of London to the other” Chapter 1
(Story of the door)
Utterson and Enfield
● People wonder “what these two could see in each other” Chapter 1
(Story of the door)
● They don’t have a lot in common but are drawn together - links to
Jekyll and Hyde and how they are brought together.
