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Choose one of the many themes, click to read the full description. Underneath the theme, are a series of discussion questions. On the class blog, write your chosen theme as a title, and then answer one of the questions in complete sentences. You must find at least one reference in your book that connects to the theme and your question and answer it completely in 150 - 300 words. Choose a theme that could potentially turn into an essay. (You do not need to respond to any of your classmates.)
GUSTAVOOOOOOOOOO
1/9/2015 05:52:33 am
Dr. Jekyll was only able to separate himself into the normal Dr. Jekyll and the pure evil Mr. Hyde. He may have seemed like he wanted to separate himself into good and evil, but that was not the case. He wanted to be bad. He tasted how good it felt to be bad and he could not get enough of it. Being purely good was not in his nature; he had an evil side to him that was just waiting to be released. The separation was him finally being able to release what he had always secretly wanted to release, which was the evil he had been trying to hide for so long. His normal side was just a mixture of both good and evil. It is much easier to be evil than to be purely good. It is much more satisfying to do what you want rather than do what you should do.
Jeffrey Woodward
1/9/2015 05:53:24 am
Science
Mrs. A
1/12/2015 08:10:21 am
Great job connecting this to other ideas. Although Hyde does die, so Jekyll is also dead.
Nichole Unfried
1/9/2015 05:53:30 am
Good vs. Evil
Mrs. A
1/12/2015 08:11:22 am
I wonder why film and books so often show the evil winning?
Anthony Gopwani
1/9/2015 05:55:16 am
Religion functions in this novel as a standing point between the good and the bad. Victorian era London was a cesspool of crime, filth, disease, and sinful pleasures, all of which is what Mr. Hyde commits during his time. Some say Mr. Hyde represents the Devil itself, committing heinous crimes and awful acts, most of which is what the church greatly frowns down upon. Dr. Jekyll on the other hand could represent an angel going corrupt, he was a kindly (some may say sickly) old scientist who's curiosity got the best of him. Just like Eve from the Garden of Eden, convinced by the talking snake to take the apple from the garden.
Mrs. A
1/12/2015 08:12:21 am
good, well written answer -- but remember that Hyde admits that he's always enjoyed the less seemly aspects of life -- a little sin here and there
Maria Hale
1/9/2015 05:55:34 am
Science Theme
Mrs. A
1/12/2015 08:13:32 am
But you don't really address the question of whether he was a good SCIENTIST - was he a good man of science? Did he practice ethically? Should he have created this potion? Should he have used it on himself?
Allison
1/9/2015 05:58:05 am
Good vs. Evil
Danika Devitt
1/9/2015 05:59:14 am
Lies And Deceit
Mrs. A
1/12/2015 08:15:19 am
But what's interesting is that we never actually see Mr. Hyde's perspective on anything. I think this question relates more to how the other characters and Jekyll all lie and deceive each other.
Gaityty
1/9/2015 06:00:05 am
1. Why is Dr. Jekyll so concerned with keeping up appearances? And what appearance is he trying to keep?
Brooke Wagner
1/9/2015 06:02:14 am
Lies and Deceit Theme
Ehleena Americo
1/9/2015 06:03:17 am
Repression Theme
Stephanie Camorlinga
1/9/2015 06:07:10 am
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shows the battle between the good and evil that plays out in the book. Mr. Hyde is the evil side of Dr. Jekyll while Dr. Jekyll represent the good side. The side that would mostly win would be Mr. Hyde because Dr. Jekyll did not have control of becoming Mr. Hyde after drinking the poison too much. Dr. Jekyll would use the poison so much that way he would not be good all the times. Dr. Jekyll will turn into Mr. Hyde whenever because he lost control of the situation. The evil side of Mr. Hyde would take off, but at the end Dr. Jekyll gets rid of Mr. Hyde. Comments are closed.
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