Summary

Stevenson's novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is one of the great calssics of the Realism Era. It portrays a man, Henry Jekyll, who is confused. On his path to unconvering mysteries of himself, he unleashes the monster within. Jekyll administers himself a mixture of potions he concocts, which make him transform into a whole new person. Edward Hyde is the deformed, small, evil figure that comes out of Dr. Jekyll. For some time, he can reverse the process whenever he needed to, but misfortune strikes. He tries to ween himself off of the double life, but the urge is too strong. One last use sends him over the edge. The reversed potion makes Dr. Jekyll become the "other" half. With Mr. Hyde being the primary persona, the special ingredient needed to reverse the evil half is quickly diminishing. Henry Jekyll drags himself into a mess on a his own journey to discover himself. He dies as Mr. Hyde, unable to live and move on as a wanted murderer and a twisted form of evil.