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midnight_blossom89 's review for:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
There's experimentation going on with the form of narration and Stevenson chooses to end the tale abruptly in fable-esque form, with a monologue of ethical musings as to the 'state of things' when good and evil meet in one body. Note: one cannot exist alongside the other. Ultimately, good must destroy evil in a paradox of evil itself (suicide). But then can suicide be judged as such, if it is heralded as damage control? These possibly are the questions in Stevenson's mind. Other questions: why did Jekyll seek to alter himself in the first place? Does his duel-personality reflect a repressed desire for social/moral corruption, or is this an aspect of humanity already dormant in us all? Are people inherently evil in the end? Is there any hope for mankind...?! Etc. Etc. I enjoyed it. Short, has a moral; not a happy ending.
The novella isn't exactly a challenging read, given its succinctness, but the prose can be a little laborious. Do not, however, attempt to alleviate the effort by listening to an audio book provided by LibriVox where clearly most of the failed actors live, in particular, the one who reads Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
There's experimentation going on with the form of narration and Stevenson chooses to end the tale abruptly in fable-esque form, with a monologue of ethical musings as to the 'state of things' when good and evil meet in one body. Note: one cannot exist alongside the other. Ultimately, good must destroy evil in a paradox of evil itself (suicide). But then can suicide be judged as such, if it is heralded as damage control? These possibly are the questions in Stevenson's mind. Other questions: why did Jekyll seek to alter himself in the first place? Does his duel-personality reflect a repressed desire for social/moral corruption, or is this an aspect of humanity already dormant in us all? Are people inherently evil in the end? Is there any hope for mankind...?! Etc. Etc. I enjoyed it. Short, has a moral; not a happy ending.
The novella isn't exactly a challenging read, given its succinctness, but the prose can be a little laborious. Do not, however, attempt to alleviate the effort by listening to an audio book provided by LibriVox where clearly most of the failed actors live, in particular, the one who reads Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.