Author’s Note:
After reading the final chapter of the book it seems like a main theme to the novel was temptation. The last chapter talks a lot about Jekyll giving into temptation to turn into Hyde. I decided to write a poem based off of temptation’s effect on Dr. Jekyll.
Pressuring from within,
Urging to do wrong.
Temptation is here,
Whispering in each ear.
Taking over the weak,
Hardly resisted by the strong,
Temptation has grown,
Joy has been overthrown.
Forcing pure evil,
Erasing all good,
Temptation is taking its toll,
Overtaking the soul.
Offering life to cruelty,
Killing hope of happiness,
Temptation has won the war,
Jekyll exists no more.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Jekyll and Hyde 3
Author’s Note:
After reading “Dr. Lanyons Narrative” I found that knowledge can be very harmful to life. Lanyon didn’t want to know what was going on with Jekyll, but once he found out, and gained knowledge of a horrifying thing occurring in his world. This motivated me to write about how harmful knowledge can be to us.
As children, we are unaware, oblivious, and innocent to all evil in the world. Suddenly, there is a point where we realize and recognize the corruptness of the world. What is it that kills our carefree, innocent childhood? Knowledge. Although it is arguably thought to be one of the greatest things in life, it is secretly knowledge that ruins life. Yes, knowledge is needed in the world, but without it the innocent childhood’s that we all miss would live on. It is knowledge that comes into our perfect little worlds and informs us of the evil that exists.
This whole concept may sound a bit childish, but it exists all throughout life, not just during our young years. When Lanyon has the opportunity to give Hyde the potion and walk away or watch him to see what he does with it, he is confronted with the importance of knowledge. Hyde tells him that if he chooses to gain the knowledge of the mysteries of Jekyll and Hyde he “shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open, in this room, upon this instant; and sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan” (101). Lanyon is forced, if he chooses to gain the knowledge, to be exposed to evil things that he never could have imagined existed in the world. The same thing that happened with Lanyon is what happens all the time today; there is some sinful action that is unimaginable to a person, until the destructive knowledge notifies them of the real evil that occurs in our world.
After reading “Dr. Lanyons Narrative” I found that knowledge can be very harmful to life. Lanyon didn’t want to know what was going on with Jekyll, but once he found out, and gained knowledge of a horrifying thing occurring in his world. This motivated me to write about how harmful knowledge can be to us.
As children, we are unaware, oblivious, and innocent to all evil in the world. Suddenly, there is a point where we realize and recognize the corruptness of the world. What is it that kills our carefree, innocent childhood? Knowledge. Although it is arguably thought to be one of the greatest things in life, it is secretly knowledge that ruins life. Yes, knowledge is needed in the world, but without it the innocent childhood’s that we all miss would live on. It is knowledge that comes into our perfect little worlds and informs us of the evil that exists.
This whole concept may sound a bit childish, but it exists all throughout life, not just during our young years. When Lanyon has the opportunity to give Hyde the potion and walk away or watch him to see what he does with it, he is confronted with the importance of knowledge. Hyde tells him that if he chooses to gain the knowledge of the mysteries of Jekyll and Hyde he “shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open, in this room, upon this instant; and sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan” (101). Lanyon is forced, if he chooses to gain the knowledge, to be exposed to evil things that he never could have imagined existed in the world. The same thing that happened with Lanyon is what happens all the time today; there is some sinful action that is unimaginable to a person, until the destructive knowledge notifies them of the real evil that occurs in our world.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Jekyll and Hyde 2
Making days turn dark and dreary,
Creating an atmosphere that’s mysterious and eerie.
Bringing a sense that evil is around,
In it comes settling low to the ground.
Vision is blurred,
Sounds can hardly be heard.
All happiness is gone,
But feelings of death live on.
Sucking all hope from earth,
Sinful acts are ready for birth.
Everything good seems to be hidden,
Yet shining brightly is everything forbidden.
Thoughts vanish, along with control,
Minds get lost, in this black hole.
Shadowing over love and joy,
Here lies the fog, ready to destroy.
Authors Note: While reading I noticed that many times fog was present during the times when bad things were happening or when somebody evil was around. It inspired me to write this poem about the impact of fog.
Creating an atmosphere that’s mysterious and eerie.
Bringing a sense that evil is around,
In it comes settling low to the ground.
Vision is blurred,
Sounds can hardly be heard.
All happiness is gone,
But feelings of death live on.
Sucking all hope from earth,
Sinful acts are ready for birth.
Everything good seems to be hidden,
Yet shining brightly is everything forbidden.
Thoughts vanish, along with control,
Minds get lost, in this black hole.
Shadowing over love and joy,
Here lies the fog, ready to destroy.
Authors Note: While reading I noticed that many times fog was present during the times when bad things were happening or when somebody evil was around. It inspired me to write this poem about the impact of fog.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Jekyll and Hyde Response 1
Author’s Note:
After reading the first chapter of Jekyll and Hyde, I was inspired to write about how people are very much unknown, and there is a side to people that remains unseen. It raises the question about how much do we truly know about people and their personalities, and how much remains hidden under the surface.
How much do we truly know about the people that we see every day? Sure, we think we know everything about our friends, but how can we be sure? The first chapter of Jekyll and Hyde makes you realize that we can be very easily deceived, and we can easily misinterpret a person’s true personality. Utterson has convinced himself that he loves Jekyll, but he has also convinced himself that he hates Hyde. How can this be if they are really the same person? This is the question Stevenson wants us to ask. We may know and become friends with what we think to be a person, but in truth it is only one side of that person that we have come to like. They may be hiding a whole other side that shows a completely different person.
It’s amazing how easily people can hide their true personality. Jekyll’s friends, such as Utterson, only know one side of the man who they call their friend. Jekyll comes across as a very kind and smart gentlemen, yet he is the same man as the cold-hearted, horrifying Hyde. The scary thing is, is that he is able to hold this double identity without allowing anybody to know. This represents all of humanity. Obviously, at least I hope, nobody is actually two people, but what is being shown is that everybody has two sides to them, and many times one side goes unseen, even though it strongly exists within that person.
After reading the first chapter of Jekyll and Hyde, I was inspired to write about how people are very much unknown, and there is a side to people that remains unseen. It raises the question about how much do we truly know about people and their personalities, and how much remains hidden under the surface.
How much do we truly know about the people that we see every day? Sure, we think we know everything about our friends, but how can we be sure? The first chapter of Jekyll and Hyde makes you realize that we can be very easily deceived, and we can easily misinterpret a person’s true personality. Utterson has convinced himself that he loves Jekyll, but he has also convinced himself that he hates Hyde. How can this be if they are really the same person? This is the question Stevenson wants us to ask. We may know and become friends with what we think to be a person, but in truth it is only one side of that person that we have come to like. They may be hiding a whole other side that shows a completely different person.
It’s amazing how easily people can hide their true personality. Jekyll’s friends, such as Utterson, only know one side of the man who they call their friend. Jekyll comes across as a very kind and smart gentlemen, yet he is the same man as the cold-hearted, horrifying Hyde. The scary thing is, is that he is able to hold this double identity without allowing anybody to know. This represents all of humanity. Obviously, at least I hope, nobody is actually two people, but what is being shown is that everybody has two sides to them, and many times one side goes unseen, even though it strongly exists within that person.
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