Setting Flashcards
Analysis of setting
Setting is important in the initial chapters where Utterson’s dream makes the minotaur and his maze a metaphor for Hyde and his London. We have already had descriptions of Hyde as a ‘juggernaut’ something huge and threatening. This image is built up further with his comparison to the minotaur, a monstrous beast that was used to control and terrorise the Greek town of Minos. Hyde similarly terrorises the occupants of London as he will trample and destroy any who get in his way – the little girl and Sir Carew. London’s twisting medieval streets and fogged new streets become the maze in which the minotaur was kept. You never know when the minotaur or Hyde might appear to hurt you. Setting then becomes a metaphor for the playground of evil.
Analysis of structure
Stevenson uses structure to build tension; the narrative is limited as Utterson is deciphering things gradually, and only leaves the truth at the end. This is used to provoke a personal reaction from the readers - it makes us piece the bits together as if the story is a jigsaw. The chronological order also gives a sense of time passing, and in this way, Stevenson keeps the suspense upheld throughout the novella.
Chapter 1-8: Mr Uteerson narrator third person perspective is used this gives it non-emotional, detached, objective and neutral point of view emphasising his rational, logical thinking (lawyer)
The effect is to keep the Victorian readers in the dark along with Utterson. We share his bewilderment as we theth
Chapter 9: Mr Lanyon is the narrator and the first person narrative is used,
. He gives an eye witness account og Jekyll’s transformation.
Chapter 10: Dr Jekyll’s own first person narrative, more convincing .It;s written in a more intimate, as a result the reader has a direct access to his thoughts and feelings. It’s written confessional or testimony form
The chronological order also gives a sense of time passing, and in this way, Stevenson keeps the suspense upheld throughout the novella.
