Responsibility In Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson

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In the books Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, the main characters have a lack of responsibility. Both creators have no responsibility when it came to creating a living thing. When Frankenstein and Henry Jekyll create these creatures they eventually destroy what is most important to them. Jekyll loses himself and his reputation of being a sweet, dapper man. Frankenstein loses his whole family and most importantly his wife Elizabeth who was the light in his life. The responsibility between Jekyll and Frankenstein is different with their creations. Jekyll had to control himself more and Frankenstein should have been more nurturing to his creature. Jekyll knew the consequences …show more content…

In the end, Hyde was so in control of him Jekyll had to vow never to change into Hyde again. The only problem with vowing not to change back to Hyde was he didn’t change his will and he didn’t get rid of the potion. He didn’t take the responsibility of throwing Hyde’s clothes away and getting rid of anything that had to do with him. He kept them just in case. The reason he was so obsessed with Hyde was his society allowed each individual to only be one thing good or evil. He created Hyde to be free which got the best of him. His lack of responsibility and control led to Hyde becoming a monster. All things are not born evil. Frankenstein lacked responsibility by not taking care of his creation. He let the impression of looks cover the inside. “Never did I behold a vision so horrible as his face, I shut my eyes involuntarily” (15.26). He runs away when he should stay. He should nurture him like a father or thought of what the monster would be like once it awoke and how he would deal with it. Instead he hide, scared that the monster was going to kill him. He needed to talk to the creature, put him in a place where he felt safe, and make sure he didn’t get away from him. The creature was neglected and faced the world on his own. He was …show more content…

They provide many lessons for the men or impact them by dying like Elizabeth. Agatha, the cottager’s daughter, is studied by the monster and he sees that she is kind and gentle. She takes very good care of her blind father and she teaches the creature lessons on healthy human relationships, what it’s like to love and how to take care of someone. Safie who lives with Agatha also teaches the creature by teaching him English. Each women lived with one function and had a life lesson for each man and then she would die or disappear. If it weren’t for the women, the story would have been

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