Reputation Flashcards
How was reputation viewed in victorian society?
It was an integral part of society, especially in the upper class, where instinctual desires are repressed.
How was reputation linked to Phrenology?
The prejudicial view predetermines who is viewed as lower class, bases on their physical appearance, making people like Hyde immediately viewed as violent but Jekyll is viewed as unable to do this.
How does Jekyll uphold his reputation?
To fulfill his desires, he becomes Hyde as a scapegoat for his sins whilst maintaining a good reputation as Jekyll.
How does Hyde uphold his reputation (or not).
He doesn’t have a reputation to uphold so can be a conduit through which Jekyll’s darkest desires can be fulfilled.
How does Utterson uphold his reputation?
He drinks gin and doesn’t go to the theatre so he can be seen as upstanding as a citizen.
How does Enfield uphold his reputation or not?
He comes back from a mysterious place in the morning which doesn’t seem trustworthy and shows how he won’t go to that place in the day to protect his reputation.
How does Lanyon uphold his reputation?
He cares for his reputation and always dresses to impress others.
What key events are there for Hyde’s reputation?
-When he tramples over a young girl.
-When Hyde murders Sir Danvers Carew.
What key events are there for Utterson’s reputation?
-When Utterson meets Hyde - Utterson finds him to be displeasing.
-Utterson and Enfield see the traits of Hyde in Jekyll for the first time.
‘Drank gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages’
He prefers the taste of wine but doesn’t wish to appear extravagant.
‘The last good influence in the lives of down-going men’
Utterson, despite wanting to uphold his reputation, still decides to help others.
‘younger, lighter, happier in body’
Jekyll feels free to sin and that he won’t face reprimand for the sin since his reputation will not be impacted as Hyde.
‘self-destroyer’
Reputation has been undone since he has committed a major sin of suicide.
‘intelligent, reputable men’
Men with great reputations only meet other men with great reputations showing how shut off society was at the time.
‘trudged home’
Utterson doesn’t go to the police after discovering his friend’s dead body, instead preserving his image.
