How can you account for the success and continued popularity of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde? You might want to explore your ideas drawing on a close reading of a particular part of the text.
Stevenson’s novella, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde has had a lot of success and continued popularity which can be accounted to several factors, of which most can be explored through a close reading of the chapter Search for Mr. Hyde. Stevenson uses descriptive imagery throughout the novella and this could be one of the factors which account for his success and popularity. Imagery is used in Search For Mr. Hyde to create a sense of mystery and suspense. An example of this is ‘It was a fine dry night; frost in the air; the streets as clean as a ball room, the lamps, unshaken by wind, drawing a regular pattern of light and shadow.’ Stevenson creates a dark cold night setting, which gives the reader a sense that there is a cold, chill to the events that are about to occur (the entrance of Hyde). This subtle descriptive passage gives the reader the reader a feeling of suspense and mystery. Also the several pieces of punctuation, makes the passage full of short, sharp descriptions which also ...