![]() ![]() He is mostly good, arguably, but he too experiences temptations from the dark side. While we may have to choose to act empathetically or apathetically, both forces still exist in our minds, albeit at different degrees. What this teaches me about the human mind It reminds me of the saying which goes along the lines of ‘the older we get, the harder it is to change our personalities’. The more we pick one, the more likely we are to become that person. It means that at some point (or points) in our life, we make a decision to be one or the other. For obvious reasons, we cannot be both at the exact same time. Hold up - the balance of my nature? This quote suggests we have to choose between the hero and villain. “And I began to spy a danger that, if this were much prolonged, the balance of my nature might be permanently overthrown, the power of voluntary change be forfeited, and the character of Edward Hyde become irrevocably mine.” What does ‘living’ mean to you? Is it living if you haven’t used all aspects of your mind or explored different parts of your identity? They exist - and we either accept them or test their boundaries, as Dr. The mind is complex at best and a concoction of opposing ideas at worst. Jekyll - he resorts to chemical means to deliberately ‘live more’. Morals aside, isn’t his decision to give his dark side a life of its own an innocent act of exploring his full identity? Without extenuating circumstances to push himself - he already knows what his life would look like if he lived as Dr. Jekyll recognised his oppressed dark side, pushed away in favour of the good side which society favours. This is a curious idea because it suggests that our identity is incomplete without both the angel and the devil, so to speak. “I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both.” The following three quotes taught me something about our minds and also raised some (rather existential) questions. Hyde, who is indifferent to any moral standards society expects and gives in to temptations easily. Jekyll, who feels guilt, compassion and empathy, all traits of having a moral compass and humanity. More specifically, the duality of our minds - the good side is represented by Dr. Hyde is a psychological thriller that raises questions about the human mind. Set in the Victorian era in London, The Strange Case of Dr. The hero defeats the villain in a final blow.īut what happens when a character is both the hero and the villain? Who do we kill? Who survives? The good guys fight the bad guys, almost lose, then emerge victorious. ![]() In many stories, characters are categorised into one of two boxes - good or bad. Most of all, it’s horrifying because it is a human carrying out these acts - and aren’t we humans ourselves? Hyde trampled over a crouching girl like she was part of the pavement. Utterson had when he first heard the story of how Mr. It’s horrifying in a way that gives you incessant nightmares, not unlike the one Mr. It is more so horrifying in a way that finding out your cute little chihuahua whom you pet ten times daily is actually an evil alien furball who ravages the streets at night, while you’re peacefully asleep. Labelled under the genre ‘horror’, there is nothing scary about The Strange Case of Dr. ![]()
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