Duality In Setting Flashcards
Why is Steve son’s choice of setting important ?
It can be seen to represent the theme of duality
What is the historical context of London ?
There was a major influx of the working class in to cities
The previously established upper classes felt worried by this and created no go areas
It othered parts of London as it itself was a divide in class
What is a good point including quotes about the duality of setting?
In the opening chapter of the novella we read a positive description of a street with a ‘gaiety of note’ and ‘ well polished brasses’
The tone is then juxtaposed as we read about Jeykll laboratory
‘Certain sinister block of buildings’
The contrast in setting from the positive to negative creates an anthemic pairing of scene and a duality in setting
This is once again used to symbolize the contrasting opposition found on the duality of humanity
