Analysis of Key Quotes in "Jekyll and Hyde: The Story of the Door
Delve into the ideas, language, structure, and context of key quotes from the novel "Jekyll and Hyde," focusing on "The Story of the Door." Explore the dualistic themes, metaphors, and symbolic language used to set the tone and create suspense in this gothic tale. Uncover the effects on the reader's perception and understanding of the characters and the mysterious world they inhabit.
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Jekyll and Hyde SLICED in QUOTES LEARN KEY QUOTES KNOW: STRUCTURE, LANGUAGE, IDEAS, CONTEXT, EFFECTS ON READER
Story of the Door Ideas Language Structure Context Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east, the line was broken by the entry of a court The door was blistered and distained. Effects / Explore
Ideas: The chapter is called The Story of the Door and is a metaphorical allusion to the journey on which the reader, led by Utterson, is now about to embark. That is a journey into the heart of darkness, where the truth of the beast that lies within us all will be revealed. Language: two doors to one building symbolising Jekyll s duality. Adjectives: blistered and distained connote disease (venereal disease?), smut and filth. Story of The Door Structure: This occurs early on in the novel. The characters of Jekyll and Hyde are both introduced through an anecdote and the symbolism of the door. This establishes the interpolated and fragmented structure of the text. Context: Here Stevenson s use of periodic structure heightens tension as Hyde s residence is explored. Blistered and distained , this rear door represents the id, the hidden self, Darwin s beast, the private face. Jekyll s front entrance, by contrast, represents the ego, the public face of respectability presented as a doctor of medicine. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east, the line was broken by the entry of a court The door was blistered and distained. Effects / Explore: this creates mystery around Hyde and a sense of fear and unease. The reader is already being exposed to half-explained rumours creating fear and curiosity
Story of the Door Ideas Language Structure Context I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three of a black winter morning. Street after street and all as empty as a church Effects / Explore
Ideas: Reinforces the idea of dualism the London of respectability and reputation is juxtaposed with the London of debauched nights, crime, sex and violence. This links directly with the idea of Jekyll presenting one face to the world and another as Hyde. Story of The Door Language:The end of the world is vague and euphemistic. It makes it sound like Enfield has been somewhere terrible. The adjective black connotes evil and empty suggest loneliness and vulnerability. Context: Here Enfield s reference to end of the world is a reminder of the duality of man a Victorian society where hidden from the public lay a world of opium dens and prostitutes, both of which were frequented by middle-class gentlemen. The simile reminds us of the crisis in religious faith following Darwin s Origin of the Species. Structure: gothic motifs to create mystery and suspense. It is night time and the simile as empty as a church brigs to mind the gothic motif of abandoned churches. I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three of a black winter morning. Street after street and all as empty as a church Effects / Explore: it creates an uneasy and mysterious atmosphere as it hints at a shadowy unpredictable world that only shows itself at night.
