In the story "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", Stevensoncontrasts the characters of Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde to further the theme "Good vs. Evil". This theme is common to many of Stevenson's other works. In TreasureIsland, Stevenson uses the character Long John Silver to bring out this identicalidea. Long John Silver in many ways can be viewed the classic villain. But, whilereading this novel, one must be aware of the many other facets of Silver'spersonality that bring out his good nature. In Treasure Island and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", Robert Louis Stevenson incorporates the theme "Good vs. Evil" in both of these stories through the split personalities of both Long John Silver, and Dr. Jekyll.

Robert Louis Stevenson's theme of "Good vs. Evil" is prominent in the novel Treasure Island. This story begins by introducing the protagonist of the novel Jim Hawkins. Jim works at an inn, which his mother owns. An old buccaneer is st

is possibly the evil side of Jekyll. They also see Dr. Jekyll in the window of the building as they look up. Dr. Jekyll sees them both and quickly shuts the shades.

The end of the story comes when Jekyll's butler, Poole, calls on Utterson one night. He is upset because his master, Jekyll, has locked himself up in the laboratory for a week. He will only write mysterious notes asking the butler to go throughout London looking for certain drugs. Utterson and Poole think that Jekyll has been murdered and that the killer is still in the room with him. With this in mind, they break down the door to find Hyde dead on the floor with a bottle of poison. There is a note beside him which tells Utterson to open Lanyon's letter which Utterson had received a while back. This letter solves the whole mystery. Utterson

to get the drugs to transform back into his good side. He felt there was nothing else to do but to kill himself.

Stevenson's theme of "Good vs. Evil" is not unique to Treasure Island. This theme emerges as the central idea of the plot in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Before one can understand the Evil of Mr. Hyde, the story of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" must be explained. At the beginning of the

Silver teaches Jim in great detail many things about sailing ships and the sea so

soon realizes that Hyde is indeed the evil side of Jekyll. After Jekyll had been taking the drug for a while, Hyde had been becoming the stronger side of him. In spite of his efforts, Jekyll was not successful in banishing Hyde. Eventually, he was not able

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