In the chapter "Story of the Door" I was blown away by some characters reactions. In one scene Mr. Enfield tells a memory about a man who trampled a young girl, and before the disfigured man could get away, Mr. Enfield collared the gentleman and brought him back to the scene. This moment makes me think about how I would have handled this situation differently in today's society. Today I would be terrified to just automatically grab this monster' s shirt and pull him back to the eight year old girl, like Mr. Enfield did. It would seem that someone as malicious as this monster to trample a child, as if she were an ant, has no conscious. In today's society, it is important to realise someone with no conscious may hurt me as well. This may be because I am just a little bigger then that eight year old girl, so I too, could be trampled just like her. But no matter the reason it would be crazy for someone like me to take charge with a grown, scary adult like Mr. Hyde.
As I read about Mr. Enfield's story I was brought back to the article "The Philosophy of Good and Evil" and how there is a balance between good and evil. Mr Hyde's action's can be seen as evil, since they can be judged by the good of Mr. Enfield. It is society that judges what is right and wrong, and our society does not allow for balderdash and abrasive behavior towards one another.
Within this memory Robert Louis Stevenson is trying to make Mr. Hyde sound like a monster with his contradicting phrases, such as "trampled calmly over the child's body." Stevenson also describes Mr. Hyde as a monster yet ironically defining him dwarfish. It is hard to picture an abnormally small monster yet his play on words allows for an imagery that is engaging. Through making Mr. Hyde seem like a monster with Stevenson's word choices, I believe Stevenson is implying the potential theme of a contradiction within one being, fighting good and evil within.
i agree with your opinion about the inciodent with Mr.Hyde stepping on the poor little girl and not caring. Im sure i would've done the same thing you would've done if i were able to. IM not sure if your connection from the book to ur artical is correct because of the fact that i didnt read that artical, by the name i can infer that it may be correct. I also agree with your insite on how the author makes Mr.Hyde seem like a monster using words but describes him as a dwarfich. It seems as though only a monster would do somthing crul like that, im suprised Stevenson didn't describe him as a monster insted.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the paragraph about Mr. Enfield's story. i to could easily be trampled by someone of Mr. Hyde's size. I to am not even taller than you so i have even more of a reason to be scared!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your point of view. I like how you made the comparission with the child and the ant. It made the girl seem helpless like a undeserved torture towards a defenseless entity . I also was drawn to how you started to talk about the authors purpose in certain scenes. Why were things contradicting ? , what was trying to be stressed to the reader? Nice job wrapping all your thoughts up as well !
ReplyDeleteI agree with your paragraph about good and evil. I also agree on how you would be afraid to grab someone like Mr. Hyde by the collar because I would too. I like how you compared Mr. Hyde to a monster.
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