This document provides an analysis of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It summarizes the key themes in both novels, including scientific experimentation gone wrong and the neglect of monstrous creations by their creators. The document also compares the attributes and backgrounds of main characters like Victor Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll to their monstrous creations. Overall, the document analyzes the similarities and differences between these two classic science fiction novels that deal with themes of duality and man interfering with nature.
1. Frankenstein V/s Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde
Name: Rudrika gohel
M.A. English
Sem: 2
Batch: 2017-2019
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Submitted to: Smt.S.B.Gardi Department of English MKBU
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3. ABOUT THE WRITERS
• Mery shelly’s father described her as
‘singularly bold, somewhat imperious, and
active of mind’
• She was the famous defender of women’s
rights
“ I do not wish women to have power over
men; but over themselves.”
• She wrote several other books:
~ The mortal immortal
~ Valperga
~ Lodore
• Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th
century Scottish writer
• At the age 17, he enrolled at Edinburgh
University to study engineering, with the
goal of following his father in the family
business.
• An Inland Voyage his first volume of
work, published in 1878
• notable for:
~ Treasure Island,
~ Kidnapped, and
~ Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
4.
5. FRANKENSTEIN
• Creation and responsibilities
• Promethean hubris
• Parental neglect and their
responsibilities to nurture
their children.
• Another theme was who was
the true monster of the story,
was the monster or the
creator
• Good vs. evil: the entire
story, the conflict between
within himself and his
knowledge
• Evil wins by Mr. Hyde
completely taking over
Jekyll
• The Importance of
Reputation: in Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde, preserving
one’s reputation emerges
as all important
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Themes in both the novels
6. FRANKENSTEIN
• Story take place in eighteenth century
• Research was being conducted on
the use of electricity and galvanism
• Scientists were on the verge of
discovering the potential of electricity
• They were developing on the theory
that electricity could be used to create
life
• Story take place in the late nineteenth
century
• There were many
experiments/advancement in the study
of chemistry
• They tried to make known the scientific
discoveries to the public
• There was an evolution of the social
sciences
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY
AT THE TIME
7. VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
• Protagonist and narrator
• Creates an intelligent but grotesque monster
• Feeling increasingly guilty and ashamed
when he realizes
• Highly educated
• Dedicated to his work
• Hard-working
• Scientist
• Thirsty for knowledge
• Seemingly prosperous
• Well established in the community
• Well linked with society
• Has secret dark side
• Known for his decency and charitable works
• Educated
• Secretly engaged in unspecified dissolute
and corrupt behavior.
• respected doctor
DR. JEKYLL
Attributes of character
8. THE MONSTER
• The eight-foot-tall
• Hideously ugly creation of Victor
Frankenstein
• Intelligent and sensitive
• Integrate himself into human social
patterns
• Feeling of abandonment compels him to
seek revenge against his creator.
• Looks faintly pre-human
• Strange, repugnant man
• Embraces the dark side: Jekyll’s dark side
• Anyone describes him as ugly and deformed
• Released from the bonds of conscience and
loosed into the world by a mysterious potion.
MR. HYDE
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9. FRANKENSTEIN
• Frankenstein performed his
experiences
• He believed that life could be created
if he pushed the limits of his
knowledge
• Jekyll wanted to separate his
personality
• He wanted to get rid of his bad side
and find a solution to his split nature
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
THE REASONING BEHIND THE SCIENTIFIC
EXPERIMENTS
10. SIMILARITIES
• In both the novels, both main
characters were trying to find
unknown going against the laws of
god
• Frankenstein created a creature for
experiment and Dr. Jekyll created a
potion to separate his evil side
DIFFERENCES
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN THEMES
11. Similarities in novels
• Both creatures were neglected from society, due to their appearances
• Both creatures murdered innocent people
• In both the novels the creator ended up dying
12. CONCLUSION
• These two novels are a lot in a common especially the theme of
upsetting the laws of the universe, which causes Dr. Hyde and
Frankenstein to get too involved in it, and their curiosity ended up being
the death of it.
