The excerpt I have chosen to describe Mr. Hyde was the one spoken about in Chapter 1. When describing Mr. Hyde, adjectives are used that are very inhumane. Mr. Hyde was described as something almost animalistic, with the use of adjectives such as "deformity" and "down-right detestable."Something interesting I took note of when reading the excerpt was the use of the word "extraordinary." Extraordinary, commonly, is used as more of a compliment or used to describe something miraculous. But in this case, the word extraordinary is used almost as if you would describe a freak of nature and in this case, used as something that is incredibly out of the ordinary. Mr. Hyde is also spoken about as how is disliked purely based off of looks. This speaks of the standards of human attractiveness at the time, as people were not liked if their looks were not up to the standards of the time.
On the other hand, the excerpt I have chosen about describing Dr. Jekyll in Chapter 3 is incredibly different. Dr. Jekyll is described with very positive sounding adjectives, as to heighten his physical characteristics. His physical attributes only talk of how handsome he is as a person. But his description featured something Mr. Hyde's did not: a note of his character. Dr. Jekyll is described as being a kind man, something that was not featured within Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll fit the standards of the time, in terms of social class and physical features while Mr. Hyde, of a lower social class and not fitting the physical standards of the time, was regarded with less respect and less of a person within the descriptions of the book.
Two Voice Poem
Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde
I am I am
What society wants of me
What society sees as a burden.
I am I am
A symbol of respect
A symbol of disturbance.
I am I am
A vision of excellence
A vision of horridness.
I am I am
A reflection of
A mirrored image of
You You
Within my poem, I wanted to portray that while society views these men very differently and that they take what society thinks of them to heart, I wanted to show that these two men are not so different after all. I wanted the overall affect of the poem to show to the audience that the two people are not the people they are shown to be.
On the other hand, the excerpt I have chosen about describing Dr. Jekyll in Chapter 3 is incredibly different. Dr. Jekyll is described with very positive sounding adjectives, as to heighten his physical characteristics. His physical attributes only talk of how handsome he is as a person. But his description featured something Mr. Hyde's did not: a note of his character. Dr. Jekyll is described as being a kind man, something that was not featured within Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll fit the standards of the time, in terms of social class and physical features while Mr. Hyde, of a lower social class and not fitting the physical standards of the time, was regarded with less respect and less of a person within the descriptions of the book.
Two Voice Poem
Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde
I am I am
What society wants of me
What society sees as a burden.
I am I am
A symbol of respect
A symbol of disturbance.
I am I am
A vision of excellence
A vision of horridness.
I am I am
A reflection of
A mirrored image of
You You
Within my poem, I wanted to portray that while society views these men very differently and that they take what society thinks of them to heart, I wanted to show that these two men are not so different after all. I wanted the overall affect of the poem to show to the audience that the two people are not the people they are shown to be.
I really like your poem. You captured the essence of a two voice poem and portrayed each character quite nicely. I like the last two lines of each character because you used the words "reflection" and mirrored". Today in class we actually talked about Stevenson's use of mirrors, both figuratively and literally.
ReplyDeleteI thought your analysis of the two was really good and how you pointed out that Dr. Jekyll was of high class while Mr. Hyde was of lower class. Your poems were really well done too. I agree that the two aren't much different than people in the book assume and I thought your poems captured this well. ^^^ what Taylor said above is what I was also going to say!! GOOD JOB
ReplyDeleteThe idea of repetition throughout your poem was highly effective and something I enjoyed. Great decision to emphasize your points about the differences between the two characters. I also thought your analysis was sound by using a comment on the "standards of the time" to judge both characters' personalities and actions. I think its interesting that these standards have not really changed much even with the progression of time. People still expect upstanding presentation to society despite the knowledge of our inner evils.
ReplyDeleteLove your poem! Some good points here, but I wish you had done a bit more with part one- incorporating textual evidence, really diving into the passages to look at how Stevenson presents both characters (I especially want this from you because I know you can do it). Be carefully that you are not just providing surface level analysis- look closely at the text provided (so the passages) to really pick apart what is important and why.
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