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__Aim: What is the Aim of the term?__ __Name: Sydnie Gomez__ The aim of the Dual Nature of Man is to choose one personality that would help them succeed in their lives, and it’s a constant battle between the two consciousnesses. The author writes, “Stevenson’s genius with Jekyll and Hyde was to show the dual nature not only of one man but also of society in general. Throughout the story, respectability is doubled with degradation; abandon with restraint; honesty with duplicity” (Buzwell). The dual nature in society is mostly everywhere, there’s always a dark side to things and a good side. In a person, there’s the side where is shown and this could either be the good or bad side but there’s also an inner conscience as the opposite as the outside. The exterior appearance can be deceiving from the interior and that person is faced with many difficulties on which personality to abandon or to keep. The dark side of people tend to be ugly which is unwanted by the individual. The good side of people is more accepted and wanted. In conclusion, the Dual Nature of Man is the two consciousnesses trying to succeed and this can also be portrayed in society.

__Work Cited:__ Buzwell, Greg. “‘Man is not truly one, but truly two’: duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.” British Library. Dr Naim Dangoor CBE, The Exilarch’s Foundation, British Library Trust, British Library Patrons. Web. 2 August 2015.

Wehner, Christina. “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide on Film - 1920, 1931, 1941.” 22 October 2014. Web. 2 August 2015.

__Audience:__ What assumptions does the author have about her or his audience?

David Brown



The author assumes that this is a problem everyone faces. The fight between good versus is evil is a constant battle inside everyone's head. The author explains,” At key moments in the narrative, the city helps to create an atmosphere, either with the darkness of the alleyways, or the fog that lies in the streets. London mirrors Jekyll and Hyde’s battle…” (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde). This assumption that everyone deals with it is even farther expressed in the way the town is described. By having the streets light up and alleyways dark, it shows the symbolism for the good versus evil.This assumption is a strength for the author because everyone has a dark side and a light side. The quote also goes to show that the people in London each have a choice on who they should be, whether to play as a darker side of themselves or to be more of the person that society knows them as. In conclusion, the assumptions that the author has on their audience is that they each have a dilemma on which personality they need to be in order to make their life successful.

__Works Cited:__ “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.” Higher English Help. Web. 2 August 2015.

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__Historical: What is the historical impact of the term?__ __Term: Dual Nature of Man__ __Name: Helena Arvizu__ __Summary of Term:__ The historical impact of the term is that it makes society think about who they really are as a person and think of their actions more carefully. The author explains,”By literally splitting the consciousness of Dr Jekyll into two – the decent side that attempts, and largely succeeds, in suppressing desires that run contrary to the dictates of society; and the amoral side that runs riot in an attempt to gratify animal desire – Stevenson explores in a heightened fashion the battles played out in every one of us.” (Buzwell). The author is explaining the choices that Dr Jekyll has and what person he must choose to be. It challenges people to think of the multiple personalities that they have and what personality is going to do the best for them. The two personalities of Dr Jekyll shows the good and bad sides of society. How riots and violence can be successful when trying to achieve something while on the other hand, figuring out a solution verbally can be just as successful. The author proves that it impacted history because it changed and challenged the way people started to think as time went on. Society thought more of the multiple personalities that they had and chose what personality they needed to succeed. In conclusion, the historical impact of this term is the difference on how society thought about themselves and questioned more people on who they really were as a person.

__Works Cited:__

Buzwell, Greg. “‘Man is not truly one, but truly two’: duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.” British Library. Dr Naim Dangoor CBE, The Exilarch’s Foundation, British Library Trust, British Library Patrons. Web. 31 July 2015.

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“Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.” Higher English Help. Web. 2 August 2015.

__Cultural: What is the modern cultural impact of the term?__

__Kayden Shotwell__

The modern cultural impact of the term dual nature of man, is that it is a battle everybody struggles with. The dual nature of man is the belief of good versus evil, everyone has a good side and a bad side. In the book, // The Strange Case of // //Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,// shows the good and bad he experiences in his life. Dr. Jekyll is considered a good man who is admired in his work while Mr.Hyde is a evil monster. It generates the belief that “Man is not truly one, but truly two”(Stevenson). This meaning that man has multiple sides. It is an eternal battle do we chose to be bee good or evil. Its like in the cartoons when someone is faced with a decision they have an angel and the devil stand on their shoulders. This represents their eternal of battle of choosing good or evil. Although our dual nature of man may not be as extreme as Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde's, ii is something we still face everyday. In modern society we have many choices we need to make and in each of those we must chose either good or evil.



Works Cited:

Buzwell, Greg. "‘Man Is Not Truly One, but Truly Two’: Duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." British Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Aug. 2015

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Digital image. The Duality of Human Nature in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Aug. 2015.