Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1. The title of the book is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The book starts out with a wild man named Mr. Hyde. He goes around town killing people in London. A man named Mr. Utterson soon finds out that his friend, Dr. Jekyll, seems to be related to the Mr. Hyde. Hyde keeps killing and eventually his caught by Utterson, but Jekyll convinces Utterson to not worry about it. Eventually Dr. lanyon is killed, but he gives Utterson a letter explaining how Jekyll and Hyde are related.

2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the major characters of the book. Though they seem like two totally different people, they are the same. Jekyll takes a chemical that transforms him into the monstrous Mr. Hyde. Soon Jekyll runs out of the chemical and will eventually turn permanently into Mr. Hyde. Mr. Utterson is a lawyer that is exploring the case of Mr. Hyde and is lead through shocking discoveries of how Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll are related.

3. The setting takes place in an old time London where science is becoming a popular study. The setting of the book could change without changing the story, but it wouldn't give it the same feel that it has being placed in London. There is no real significance to the setting, because it could be placed in any country or city.

4. The main conflict is between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde himself. Dr. Jekyll creates a chemical that allows him to be a man with no conscious. Jekyll likes being this man that doesn't have to worry about anything. Though soon people start catching on about the relation between Hyde and Jekyll because of the similar handwriting. Jekyll start not being able to control when he transforms into Hyde. Jekyll commits suicide before Hyde takes over completely.

5. The author is trying to prove that you cannot escape emotions or anger. Jekyll tried being someone completely different than who he actually was. The power of Hyde was taking over Dr. Jekyll and he realized this. Dr. Jekyll ruined his reputation when the town started putting the clues together, finally discovering the relation between Jekyll and Hyde.

6. One of the biggest symbols is of Hyde's anger and appearance. Dr. Jekyll was a clean cut man who was nice and friendly to everyone. Mr. Hyde was Jekyll's anger and hatred built up. Mr. Hyde's appearance resembled how he looked on the inside, hideous.

7. I think other people should read this book because it shows how you cant escape the person who you really are. This book had suspense and kept the reader guessing. It had twists and turns in the book that would throw you off. The story itself was very interesting, and the characters were great. I thought it was awesome how Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were the same people but existed outside of each other.