The Role Of Social Class In Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

A man once mentioned that “It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind” (Robert Louis Stevenson). The 19th century or Victorian age for Great Britain was a new light towards their society. It was a time for prosperity. It was a time for changing. It was a time for adapting but it was also a time of depression and the lack of showing good quality towards another. Many events would inspire authors to create a way of inserting inspirations to their writings. From it’s good times and worst days, the 19th century developed a huge impact towards its character and other sorts. With that being said, the short novel “The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” written by Robert Louis Stevenson surrounds a somewhat twisted story of an individual

The privilege shown their rights of high class whereas, the other classes demonstrated ambition to get to a higher status. Indeed the influence of rich and poor would make its way through the novel; however, the nineteenth century indicated the boundary for the privilege and the poor. For example, a potential influence that probably characterized Mr. Hyde is the importance and corruption of class. With regards to this, RJ Morris, author of Class and Common interests, includes, “Somewhere between 1750 and 1850, the way in which people in Britain experienced and thought about these relationships changed,”(Morris) to specify what shaped the Victorian age. In addition, Morris also comments, “A world was revealed full of independence, violence, humiliation, degradation, and dericision”(Morris). The change of Great Britain’s characteristics would experience a shift of good to bad by the disagreement coming from the social classes. The perspective of the wealthy will only remain the same allowing greed and ignorance to take over by any means necessary. Furthermore, In the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jekyll is convinced by his actions and personality in order to be accepted in society. Katie Jimenez, author of Class and Selfin the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, adds her support and clarifies that “social class impacts the psyche of the individuals because personalities and actions revolve around the idea of being accepted in a conservative society”(Jimenez). Many influences from the rich is added towards Stevenson’s characters. Dr. Jekyll, who is known for being good towards his peers, demonstrated what it was like wanting to be accepted. The inequality of Great Britain impacted ideas to add the gap in social