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=**Good vs. Evil**=

Historical- by Kayla Parker
Historical and political events may influence the relationship between the audience and the author by the audience seeing why or how he might have seen him drink the serum to turn evil. If the audience were to not know the historical context that the storyline came from, they would understand that what the author tells them is to be true. The people were just figuring out diseases and problems that they were having within the community. History could be made from the text if it were to be an achieving or excelling novel. The History of good and evil has been through many past lives and have followed many people throughout the history. Back in the past Greece people believed, "During a time of psychological discovery, it was unnerving to find out that good and evil could co-exist.” (Henry). They did not believe that there could be both at one time; neither good or evil could be in one place at a time.

Henry, Mollie. "Good vs. Evil." //Rokes English //. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2013.

Cultural: "The intuitive and psychological confusing nature of mankind to be twofold. The state of being in two qualities" (Urban Dictionary).The text of the dual nature of man is what man has of the difference in our soul. Our present society has this issue a lot. With mental disorders to chosing what to eat for dinner. Dr. Jekyll is fighting good and evil from day to night, just as someone else could have this struggle.

//Urban Dictionary //. N.p., n.d. Web



AIM - Nicholas Curtis The battle between good and evil is a constant struggle for all; some can tackle the issue head on but other fall into the darkness with the inability to find a way to become the good person that most hope to be. The struggle has made its way onto paper as seen in this quote, “ These cases of dual-personality have since become more familiar to the public- people such as Jack the Ripper and Dr. Jekyll have become household names”(Henry). This quote shows that people are making dual personalities something that is considered normal however, the personalities can be good and evil as seen in the case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The explicit stating about the dual personalities can directly relate to dual nature of man showing how man can be good and evil with no choice whatsoever. This can connect directly to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde because of Dr. Jekyll is normal by day but at night he turns to Mr. Hyde a crazed murderer with him not being aware of his own problem. Word choice is also of key importance to show the extent of the dual nature of man. The battle of good versus evil can be quickly referenced through multiple quotes throughout Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde proving the ongoing battle that this man is facing.

Henry, Mollie. "Good vs. Evil." //Rokes English//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2013.

Audience by Rebecca Miehl Having a good and evil personality is difficult for anyone to deal with. Robert Louis Stevenson’s book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a perfect example of this situation. Stevenson’s audience would be anyone fighting good and evil personalities, like Dr. Jekyll who was good during the day but evil at night. “ Dr. Jekyll is mostly visible during the daytime, and Mr. Hyde comes out in the night” (Henry). The primary audience for Stevenson would be anyone that is fighting the double personalities. The secondary audience might be any fighting physiological disorders but not necessarily the double personality. Since the story is about a man who gave himself an evil personality and had a good personality by day it is only right to assume that Stevenson thought his audience would be people with a disorder or interested in a type of crime novel. This would be more of a strength because he would be writing in a sense that it would help people with the split personalities or anyone dealing psychological disorder. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Henry, Mollie. "Good vs. Evil." //Rokes English//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2013.