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How does Robert Louis Stevenson use contemporary Victorian issues in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?
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How does Robert Louis Stevenson use contemporary Victorian issues in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"? Robert Louis Stevenson manages to blur the lines of reality in his novella, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." He does this by adding in small and, occasionally, well concealed ideas and themes of the Victorian era. This includes things like the level of crime in 1800s London and comparisons between Mr. Hyde and Jack the Ripper, London's most notorious serial killer ever. It also shows how the Victorian middle and upper class sought respectability and on the outside, appeared to be upstanding members of the community. However, many engaged in less than respectable acts such as meeting prostitutes and taking drugs such as opium in the many dens in the East End of London. This is very similar to the double life of Jekyll and Hyde lead. But some of the...
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