repression theme Flashcards
1
Q
jekyll is afraid that indulgence will corupt him and he would become unable to resist
strict with himself i order to keep up a respectable appearance
A
“austere with himself, drak gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages”
2
Q
even hyde shows repression
trying to uphold appearance as a gentleman to sit in society
A
“name your figure”
3
Q
jekyll concealing evil within himself
repressing the darkness that is consuming him
A
“blackness about his eyes”
4
Q
repression only leads to large outlets of pleasure
stresses comparison of Hyde to sin
animalistic imagery
A
“my devil had long been caged, he cam out roaring “
5
Q
pleasures has no place in a respectable victorian society
must live the way society instructs
must satisfy appetites in secret
A
” i concealed my pleasures “
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