Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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This paper describes the battle between good and evil in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". It compares instances in the book to instances today to show that the battle between good and evil will continue forever.

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"Conflict moves society. Without it, life would be bland, and motivation would be diminished. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the struggle between good and evil is at the heart of the story. The tale of a troubled schizophrenic, it shows that man will forever be battling between the two conflicts. An amicable elderly doctor, Henry Jekyll drinks a potion and morphs into Mr. Hyde, the personification of evil. Not only does it display the struggle between good and evil, but this novel also proves that it's a time-tested matter. Written in 1886, this novel's values parallel what occurs today and what occurred before it was written. Because even though many parts of society change over time, there will forever be the struggle of good versus evil. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde proves this by having Dr. Jekyll in the midst of the struggle. To prove this, one must look at Dr. Jekyll's addiction to becoming Mr. Hyde, Jekyll waking up as his evil self, and the doctor's indecision over which identity he really is. The aforementioned, coupled with modern day equivalents confirm that the battle between good and evil will forever wage on."

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