A Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

a ppt on the novel

1. A Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde A S trange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Aditya Kashyap Roll no. 16183 Group no. - XXXI

2. About the Author Victorian Era Novelist Essayist Poet Books: 1. Treasure Island 2. Kidnapped

3. A Sign of the Times

4. Summary The story opens with a man ( Hyde) trampling a little girl in the street, who on being caught compensates with a cheque signed by a reputed Doctor ( Dr. Jekyll). Utterson becomes concerned when he comes to know that Hyde has access to Jekyll’s belongings. The story reaches a climax when Sir Danvers Carew is brutally murdered, it being revealed that Hyde is the Culprit, who mysteriously disappears. U tterson is summoned to the Jekyll home by Poole, where they break into his room and find his mortal coil lying in the form of Hyde. In the end, the story is explained by two narratives. The first narrative describes how Lanyon witnessed the terrible transformation from Hyde to Jekyll and how his soul sickened at what Jekyll then revealed. The second Narrative is by the Letter Jekyll leaves for Utterson.

5. CHARACTERS Gabriel John Utterson Dr. Hastie Lanyon Sir Danvers Carew Mr. Richard Enfield Inspector Newcomen Poole

6. Themes Repression Friendship & Bachelorhood Good v. Evil Reputation & Secrecy Duality of Human Behaviour

7. Motifs Violence against innocents The Reign Of Terror Silence - deliberate & genuine Symbols Jekyll’s house & Laboratory Mist & Moonlight Letters & Documents Hyde’s Physical Appearance

8. Exposition Duality of Human Behaviour Workings of Human Mind Nature of Human Society How a Human Being perceives LAW ? Preserving one’s Reputation Science becomes a Cover

9. In each of us, two natures are at war - the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our hands lies the power to choose - what we want most to be, we are." -Robert Louis Stevenson Conclusion