Monday, September 20, 2010

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde interpreted by Lawrence C

In the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the theme life at all costs plays a large role in Dr. Jekyll's life. Dr. Jekyll is trying to create a potion that will separate the good and bad personalities in a person. He devotes a large portion of time into creating this potion and spends countless hours testing his potion on animals. Eventually he decides to test his potion on him self to finalize his research. Sadly this potion has terrible consequences and begins to take over Dr. Jekyll's life. "I hesitated long before I put this theory to the test of practice. I knew well that I risked death; for any drug that so potently controlled and shook the very fortress of identity, might, by the least scruple of an overdose or at the least in opportunity in the moment of exhibition utterly blot out that immaterial tabernacle which I looked to it to change" (Stevenson 69). The potion turned Jekyll into Mr. Hyde and left him as an uncontrolled monster. Dr. Jekyll tries relentlessly to rid himself of his alter ego but in the end he had paid the price and was left with only one choice, death.
This theme also applies to many people living today. Thousands of people indulge in dangerous activities that they may see as pleasurable or helpful to their appearance. Plastic surgery, fake tanning, and types of injections can temporally enhance ones appearance but they can also have many dangerous effects. These can cause cancer and other health risks that can be fatal. The people who are using these methods are pursuing life at all costs and are risking their health in order to appear more appealing.

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