Hyde And Evolution Flashcards
What are all the quotes where Stevenson has described Hyde as animalistic ? RHSATAA
‘Cry out like a rat’
‘With a hissing intake of breath’
‘Snarled’
‘With ape like fury’
‘Troglodyte’
‘Ape like tricks’
‘Ape like spite’
Recall and analyze the qoute that compares Jeykll to a rat
‘Cry out like a rat’
Zoomporhic simile
Connotations of filth and vermin are clear
Recall and analyze the qoute that could make readers think of snakes ?
‘With a hissing intake of breath’
Animalistic imagery
Allusion to a snake which has biblical connotations of impurity and the devil
Although not a direction reference to Christianity Stevenson is tapping into religious beliefs by connoting the snake
How can we analyze the reference to an ape ?
‘ with ape like fury’
- throughout the novella RLS uses a plethora of degenerative language techniques to describe Hyde
- here is an animalistic simile where he is compared to an animal
- tie this in with contemporary fears about Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
How can we analyze Stevsons use of degenerative language ? singular quote
‘Troglodyte’
- degenerative language that others him and alienates him from the reader
- a troglodyte is a cave dweller and by describing him as such RLS suggests it possible for established, upper class men to turn back into a a primitive state and therefore it is possible all men
Why are there so many references to animals ?
Stevenson is tapping into contemporary fears and concerns relating to evolution in order to install fear in the reader
RLS suggests all humans have this duality of primitive state to modern Victorian ideas
How can we analyze the repetition of ape references at the end of the novella ?
‘Ape like tricks’
‘ ape like spite’
This repetition of metaphorical comparison to animal through the use of a smilie in such a short time leaves us in no doubt of Steve sins intent
( talk about fears and concerns)
