Victorian Blog #1-Dr. Jekyll And Hyde: Historical Context

During the Victorian age (the time period that the book was wriitten and took place in) things started changing. Some for the good, others for the bad. In the Victorian Packet, pg 913, it talks about people fearing change, others embracing it whole heartedly. This can be compared to Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. At the beginning, Dr. Jekyll's reclusiveness wasn't exactly thought of as weird. But after the murder, he comes out of his shell and starts to change for the good. His extrovertness makes people start to remember the old days when he was a well-liked member of society. But as time passes by, Jekyll sinks back into his old gloomy mood. Its like he was resisting the good change...