Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Writer's Methods and Techniques (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Dual narratives - whose perspectives?
Dual narratives - whose perspectives?
Utterson's perspective & Jekyll's confession
Dual narratives - themes highlighted
Dual narratives - themes highlighted
Duality & hidden aspects of human nature
Gothic elements in London setting
Gothic elements in London setting
Dark, foggy streets & eerie mansions
Gothic element - transformations
Gothic element - transformations
Mysterious, horrifying transformations
Purpose of Gothic elements
Purpose of Gothic elements
Create dread & explore darker side of human psyche
Jekyll's laboratory symbolises
Jekyll's laboratory symbolises
Boundary between science & supernatural
Hyde's physical deformity symbolises
Hyde's physical deformity symbolises
Evil within that distorts humanity
Purpose of foreshadowing technique
Purpose of foreshadowing technique
Build tension & hint at Jekyll-Hyde connection
Examples of foreshadowing
Examples of foreshadowing
Jekyll's mysterious behaviour & strange will to Hyde
Stevenson's critique of Victorian society
Stevenson's critique of Victorian society
Strict moral codes & repression
Effect of conformity pressure in novel
Effect of conformity pressure in novel
Hiding darker impulses that erupt destructively
Irony in Dr Jekyll's fate
Irony in Dr Jekyll's fate
Respected scientist falls victim to evil he sought to control
Theme from Jekyll's ironic fate
Theme from Jekyll's ironic fate
Human nature can't be divided into good & evil easily