To what extent, in the novel ‘The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by R. L. Stevenson, the good and evil sides of a man is brought to light by the external (social) and internal (psychological) factors and what are the results of this metamorphosis over the psychology of Dr. Jekyll?

Kara, Osman Dündar (2011) To what extent, in the novel ‘The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by R. L. Stevenson, the good and evil sides of a man is brought to light by the external (social) and internal (psychological) factors and what are the results of this metamorphosis over the psychology of Dr. Jekyll? Other thesis, TED ANKARA COLLEGE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL.

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Abstract

Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. Stevenson, besides his authorship, was also a well-known poet and a travel-writer. Today, Stevenson is among the authors whose novels are most translated to other languages in the world . ‘Stevenson's characters often prefer unknown hazards to everyday life of the Victorian society.’1 ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, which is accepted as the best novel of the R. L. Stevenson, first published in 1886 and in a real short time sold nearly 40,000 copies in Britain. The mystery of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is revealed by the testimonies of Dr. Lanyon, Mr. Utterson, Mr. Enfield, and Poole(Jekyll's butler). One day, with the help of Dr. Jekyll’s will, Mr. Utterson (Jekyll's lawyer), finds out that a stranger, named as Mr. Hyde, is the heir of the Dr. Jekyll's heritage. Mr. Utterson first couldn’t realize the fact behind this weird situation despite his wide research about this stranger and conversations with his friend Dr. Jekyll. However a few witnesses who witnessed this man only mention the irritating evil energy that transpires through his being. First Dr. Jekyll states that Mr. Hyde is simply a close friend of his. Then, when Mr. Hyde is suspected of murder,

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Additional Information:	Supervisor: Dirayet Uluğ IB Notu: D
Uncontrolled Keywords:	The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Depositing User:	Kamil Çömlekçi
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2011 06:40
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2019 10:45
URI:	http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/171

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