Monday, September 20, 2010

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde interpreted by Luka S.

Dr. Jekyll’s obsession with creating the potion is pursued at all costs. He is so obsessed with exploring the dual nature of human beings, that he creates the potion at the cost of his own life. Dr. Jekyll goes out of his way to create his potion, and to create Mr. Hyde. The creation of Mr. Hyde ultimately destroyed Dr. Jekyll’s life because Mr. Hyde was a complete monster "He had now seen the full deformity of that creature that shared with him some of the phenomena of consciousness, and was co-heir with him to death: and beyond those links of community, which in themselves made the most poignant part of his distress, he thought of Hyde, for all his energy of life, as of something not only hellish but inorganic." (Stevenson 84). He went around killing important people and committing other atrocities, and Dr. Jekyll himself had no control over these actions. This shows how Dr. Jekyll pursued his goal at all costs, putting his life on the line. In the end, even without the potion, Dr. Jekyll was turning into Mr. Hyde involuntarily and eventually will become Hyde permanently.

In today’s society, athletes who take performance enhancing drugs, such as steroids, pursue life at all costs. Athletes who take steroids and other performance enhancing drugs don’t realize how much they are risking. One recent case was Brian Cushing. Cushing didn’t realize how much this could destroy his reputation. Not only does it destroy his reputation, it is also bad for your health. In the end, steroids are going to affect his body in a negative way, which is how he pursues his goals to be a superior football player at all costs.

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