Jekyll and Hyde Part 2

In the second part of the graphic novel, the pictures continue to go the words, and the words are not really needed since the pictures are so descriptive. I think in the second part there was more writing to go with the pictures than in the first part of the book. The pictures in the second half the pictures are more dramatic and make the book a little more interesting. There are many pictures of Hyde since the second begins to reveal the other side of Jekyll. From the pictures we get a sense of what Hyde looks like and the action that he begins to get himself into, for example the girls that he has romantic affairs with. In the novel it is not clear as to what he does but the pictures clearly show some kind of affair with women.

I like this panel because I think it does a great job of explaining what is going on. It is where Jekyll begins to explain why he started experimenting with potion because of his belief to separate his good and evil side. The pictures do a great job of depicting the beginning part of his story.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Graphic Novel

The graphic novel was a fun piece to read and really gave a visual picture of the novel. There is not many differences between the novel and the graphic novel. The biggest difference is that the graphic novel only includes the most important events and highlights in the book, as opposed to the novel which provides details about places and people and we get a vivid pictures of the reaction of the characters. For example, the author in the book describes the places as empty and dark yet building surrounded everywhere, though in the graphic novel everywhere looks pretty much like plain walls, and the color doesn't really demonstrate the dark and demented feel that is described in the novel.  Also in the graphic novel, In the graphic novel we get a sense of the authors view of each character and how they look. I think the graphic novel is more for entertainment, where a novel is made to capture a readers attention and build up tension and suspense to make it more interesting. The differences are not bad, the graphic novel just highlights the important part in the book, it leads straight to the point of each event. A graphic novel can help enhance the message because it is so straight forward with the message. The pictures also help enhance the novel's message. The graphic novel uses word specific combinations, where the pictures illustrate exactly what is going on in the scenes. For me, I didn't not have to read all the words to understand exactly what the pictures were trying to get across.

This is a image from the book on page 58. I think this picture enhances the novel because it is one of the most important scenes in the book. After this scene the truth begins to unfold and we get to find out the real story behind Jekyll and Hyde. I think that the author purposely made this scene a double spread because of its importance in the graphic novel. The word choices are very clever because they are the most important words in the scene. 

Chapters 8-10 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mr. Poole goes to Utterson very shaken and scared. He tells Utterson that he thinks that there has been some kind of foul play regarding Jekyll and insist that Utterson go back to Dr. Jekyll's house with him.  On their way there, Utterson feels very uneasy. When they do get to the house, they find all Jekyll's servants gathered around with fearful faces. Utterson and Poole go up to the lab, and Poole tells Jekyll that Utterson has come to visit him, but he responds in a voice that is not Jekyll's and tell them that he is not seeing anyone at the moment. They both then go to the kitchen and Poole begins to tell Utterson about  all the strange things that have been happening like the strange voice wanting him to go on constant runs to the pharmacy because he is in need of a drug in which no one in London sells, and the weird footsteps he hears. He also tells Utterson that he once saw the man in the lab come out, in which he said looked nothing like his master. They both come to the conclusion that they should break into the lab and see what is really going on. Utterson tells Jekyll that they will come in by force, and Jekyll begs them not to, and Utterson recognizes the voice to be Hyde's and they immediately break down the door. When they go inside they find Hyde's body laying on the floor with one of Jekyll's suits on, and next to him seems to be some kind of vile, in which looks like he has poisoned himself. They also see a mirror in which they find odd, and then on a desk find a big envelope which is addressed to Utterson. He opens it, and find a will, a note with the present date, in which it says that he can open the other letter from Lanyon to finally hear his confession. In the envelope is also another seal note in which he does not wish to open until he his in private. He takes the three things and goes home and tells Poole that he will be back before midnight in which they will call the police.
The next part of the chapter is the story told in Dr. Lanyon's eyes to Mr. Utterson, he says that after the dinner party he received a strange letter from Jekyll telling him that he wanted him to do something for him. It instructed him to go and remove a drawer from the lab and take it, as to which someone would come and take it at midnight. The letter was very vague but said that if he listened that he would soon find out the truth. Very confused, Lanyon did as the letter said, and when he got to Jekyll's house, he went into the lab, and took out the drawer. In it he found a weird vile of salt, and some kind of other red liquid. It also contained a notebook, in which it had what seemed to be all of the recordings of experiments. At midnight, a small sized evil man appeared which was Mr. Hyde, though Lanyon did not know who he was since he had never seen him before. Mr. Hyde seemed to be very anxious and only wanted to get to the drawer. He took the salt and the red liquid mixed it, and told Lanyon if he wanted to see what would happened. Lanyon curious and confused said that he wanted to see. Mr. Hyde drunk the liquid and soon the little man turned into Dr. Jekyll in front of his eyes. Lanyon end the letter saying that what Jekyll told him after is too horrifying to repeat.
The last part is Jekyll explaining his story to Utterson. He said he started out as a healthy body with a good nature. He would appear as serious and put-together in public while hiding his more evil side behind close doors. By the time he had grown he said he found himself living a double life, in which his good side constantly felt guilty of his evil side's actions and he wanted to make something that would separate his good and evil side, which is when he started researching. He finally found a chemical that could separate the two. He bought the last ingredient to his experiment, which was the salt and then he mixed and drank the potion. He said at first he felt pain nausea, but after that he had transformed into this little man in which he felt stronger, younger, and powerful: Mr. Hyde. Transforming into Hyde had become a pleasure for Jekyll. Jekyll even built a separate home and opened a different bank account for Hyde. Everyime Jekyll would turn from Hyde back to himself, he felt like he did not wrong, though Jekyll would try to fix any wrong doing that Hyde had did. Though after a while he began to realize that he was acting out of hand, when he involuntarily turning into Hyde. He then told himself that he would not drink the potion again, though after a while he gave in, and Hyde was even more wilder in which led to the death of Dr. Carew, in which he was delighted in doing so. After this, Jekyll decided to never turn into Hyde again. Though after some months while at the park, he turned into Hyde involuntarily, which was the time he sent Lanyon to get his potions for him. In the end, Hyde grew stronger and Jekyll weaker, and the needed salt was not working anymore, his last moment he spent writing the letter to Utterson which which he said Henry Jekyll will be dead.

" All things therefore seemed to point to this: that I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse. (55)
This quote is significant since we start to see that Jekyll realizes that his evil side is becoming stronger than his regular self. He likes the things that his evil side is doing, and feels powerful. Though he knows the crimes he is committing is out of hand.

"I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck:that man is not truly one, but truly two."(48) this quote is also interesting, since it is what drove Jekyll to go on with his experiment to separate the good and evil of a man and separate and the good and evil in himself.

Demonic Disturbances of Sexual Identity: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr/s Hyde

Janice Doane and Devon Hodges

NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction , Vol. 23, No. 1 (Autumn, 1989), pp. 63-74

This article basically talks about, in the Victorian age that woman were looked at as powerful and threatening probably because of their use of seduction. the article compares this to Mr. Hyde, in which it says that he poses the same qualities as a woman. It says that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a combination of masculine and feminine qualities and how it can be compared to the author and his wife. 

Summaries 5-7 Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde

Utterson finds Jekyll in his laboratory looking really ill. He tells Utterson that he no longer has anything to  do with Hyde, and that their relationship is over. He also says that the police will never find the doctors killer. Jekyll begins to tell Utterson about a letter from Hyde, which says that Hyde thanks Jekyll for his generosity and assures him that he is fine. Jekyll is confused on what to do with the letter since he fears that it might put his reputation on the line. Utterson takes the letter for Jekyll. On the way out Utterson runs into Mr. Poole and ask him to describe the messenger that sent the letter. Poole replies that he does not recall seeing any type of messenger come by to drop off letters. Later when Utterson returns home, he confides in his clerk Mr. Guest about the letter, Mr. Guest takes the letter and compares it to a dinner invitation written by Jeykll and finds that it is the same handwriting. A time later, Jekyll's health starts to look up and he begins getting involved in charities and having dinner parties again, in which Lanyon and Utterson attend and the 3 have a good time like the old days. A few days after, Utterson calls and Poole informs him that he is back to his old ways and does not want to see visitors. Utterson decides to visit Lanyon and finds that he his sick, and will die in a couple of weeks. When Utterson mentions Jekyll to Lanyon, he tells Utterson that he does not want to hear anything about him. He gives him a letter, and tells  him to not open it until he has died, and it was explain everything he needs to know about Jekyll and the way he is acting. Utterson writes to Jekyll and Jekyll replies and says he agrees with Lanyon that they should not see each other any more. He also tells Utterson that he will be in seclusion and that he will not be taking any visitors, he is struggling and suffering from something that  he cannot say. After Lanyon death, Utterson opens the letter only to find another letter that says only to open after Jekyll's death so he puts it back in his safe. The next Sunday, Utterson and Enfield take their stroll, and Enfield mentions that the laboratory is connected to Jekyll's house. At the window they see Jekyll getting some fresh air, and Utterson insist that he join them on the stroll. Jekyll refuses and says he cannot do that, and they carry on with conversation. A few seconds later, a scared terror look takes over his face, and Jekyll quickly closes the window and disappears, leaving Utterson and Enfield in silent shock.

1. Why did Lanyon become so ill? Did jekyll try to poison him?

2. Why didn't Utterson just take the letter and turn it into the police? I think that would have saved a death.

"I bind my honor to you that I am done with him in this world. It is all at an end."(25) This quotes I found very significant since it marks the claim that Jekyll is done with Hyde. He says that Hyde does not want his help anymore. The disappearance of Hyde also works positively since in the book, it says that Jekyll had gotten back to his old ways and that he was beginning to become social again. 

"I am very low, Utterson. replied the doctor drearily, "very low. It will not last long, thank God." (32.) Here it shows how Jekyll is getting back to his old ways. It seems that he is suffering very bad and sounds like he wants to die.

Cohen, Ed.  "Hyding the Subject? The Antinomies of Masculinity in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Novel: A Forum on Fiction: 37.1-2 (2003 Fall-2004 Spring), pp. 181-199.

This text basically explains the exclusion of the female characters in the book, and how they were portrayed in the novel. It also analyzes the contradictions of the male the character in the book according yo masculinity, class, nationality, throughout the 19th century. It also explains how the authors wife was against the idea of his book and judgmental which probably why the woman were portrayed as weak in the book. This could be a great topic for a paper, since I did touch on this subject a little in my powerpoint, and also it can help explains the difference of how woman were treated then and how much power a woman has today 

Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1-4 Summary

The first chapter starts out with describing Utterson which is a lawyer and as we read on a great friend of Dr. Jekyll. His personality is similar to Jekyll as it says he is a boring, conservative person as well. While on one of their walks, Utterson and Enfield start chatting, and Enfield starts to tell Utterson about a deformed man that trampled over a young woman who was screaming. A crowd begins to gather and they are disturbed by the ugly face. The man decides to give them money so that they would leave him alone and writes a check. Enfield does not believe that the check is real, and he goes the next day with him to cash it and it turns out to be real. Enfield believes he knows who the person is and who signed the check thought he stops and promises not to talk about the situation again.

Utterson returns home and takes out the will of Dr. Jekyll which states that he was to ever die or disappear all his belonging must go to a man named Hyde. Utterson is disturbed by this because he thinks that Hyde has a some kind of hold or power on Jekyll. Later Utterson has a dream that he meets with the ugly man, which says that he is a friend of Jekylls'. Utterson decides to visit Jekyll but when he goes to his house he is not there. Jekyll servants tell him that they have orders to obey Hyde. Jekyll has a dinner party and Utterson stays behind to talk to him privately. Utterson begins to tell Jekyll about his suspicion of Hyde and Jekyll begins to get nervous. Jekyll tells him that he has a great interest in Hyde and can get rid of him when he wants to. A year later, the chapter begins with a maid describing a time when she was sitting by a window and the horrific death of as we get to understand is Dr. Carew, that Hyde is guilty of. The police find a letter in his pocket, which is written to Mr. Utterson. The police and Mr. Utterson goes to Hyde's chambers though he is not home, they go in a find the murder weapon and burn his check book. They wait for him but he does not turn up for weeks and has no family, or friends. 

1. Why were the people so judgmental about Hyde's looks?

2. Why did Utterson decide to show the police were Hyde live after he promised Jekyll to protect his will?

Two quotes that interested me was when Jekyll said that, "The moment I choose I can be rid of Mr. Hyde." We later find out that Hyde takes over completely and not able to control him. also the quote, that describes the murder, " Her eye wandered to Mr. Hyde, who he had  heavy cane...All of a sudden, he broke ...in a great flame of anger like a madman." This quotes was interesting since this is were we begin to see that Hyde is getting out of hand. 

Application 153

1. Shape: I think the story's sequence is great. All the events are in order. The story starts out with describing the couple as that they have just gotten married, and the couple being anxious about what to expect back home. Then it describes that bar they are in and the suspense builds up to a crazy man who is out to shoot him though he stops because he finds out that he is a newly-wed.

2. Language: The author does a great job of using descriptive detail. I get a clear sense of the behaviors and the anxiety that the couple felt in the beginning. The way that everything is described paints a vivid picture of the people, sounds and places around them.

3. Participants: A drunken man has a issue with Potter as soon as he gets in town. He wants to have a gun fight with him, but Potter is not up for it since he is a newly-wed and has his wife with him. When Potter explains that he is just married, the man begins to  change his mind and decides not to end his life.

4. There is very much a lot of suspense in the beginning of the story where it describes the newlywed couple. The train ride is very suspenseful because Potter is worried about what to expect when he gets back to his hometown. The emotions in this paragraph are very descriptive and describe the anxiety that he was feeling the whole way there. In the bar, it is very detailed as well as it describes the scenery and the people in the bar. At the end when Potter is face to face with the man who wants to kill he they describe the battle and how they are face to face with each other, which reminded me of those old western movies in which the two opponents are across from each other, the tumbleweed blowing across, and the harmonica playing.

Application 143

1. As Jeremy sits in his cell across from him he sees a prisoner polishing bars, the prisoner signs to him that he wants to talk later with him, the guard becomes suspicious and asks him what he is up to. the prisoner replies that he is getting his work done. The prisoner turns around and the last sign he gives Jeremy is a balled fist as a sign of "strength."

2. The man is afraid of getting caught, yet he still supports Jeremy's theories. He is on his side and probably want to help him that why he takes the risk and lets him know he wants to talk. The sign of strength is very important because he is telling Jeremy not to give up.

3. A South African prison is very different from a general prison in which people are allowed to talk to each other. I think that inmates are more fearful of getting in trouble because the consequences are worst.

4. I loved the poem and thought it showed a sense of togetherness and strength as the fist in the end symoblized.  The man wanted to show Jeremy that he was not alone. This reminds me of my classmates and I getting together to make sure that a teacher that we thought was unfair and and doing their job got fired. I went to complain, and my classmates stood behind me because they felt the same way it was empowering to know that they all had my back and felt the same way.

5. I think the title of the poem, "A Person is A Person Because of Other People" goes with the poem since it shows that with strength and how people come together to support a cause. I think it is meant in a positive way in this case, the man showing that he agrees with Jeremy made Jeremy maybe feel empowered and motivated him not to give up and reassured him that he was doing the right thing.