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Jekyll And Hyde - what view of human nature does stevenson present in jekyll and hyde?
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What view of human nature does Stevenson present in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde? In 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. It was a story about how a respectable, upper class man turned into a beast with no morals or dignity. It seemed that Stevenson wanted to show how good & evil could easily clash, much to Victorian society's disgust. In the novel, he used many techniques and different situations to argue with society. He tried to prove human nature, and how everyone has two sides to him or her. It was around this time that Darwin had presented his theory of evolution to the world, and it is in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde' that Stevenson presents his argument. Growing up in the Victorian era, Stevenson had a very strict, biased upbringing. He...
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