Persuasive Argument

Persuasive Argument

          I believe Mr. Hyde is proven guilty. He was not home the night of the murder and was out for a stroll. No sane man goes out at that time of night, unless up to something mysterious and can only happen at night when no one is around to witness.
       When Sir Danvers Crew was found dead there were pieces of evidence that came with it. One of which was half of a cane. Many people know Hyde for his different behavior and disabilities. On of them was that he was a short crippled like man walking with only a cane. The only way to prove this cane who's cane this was is to find the other half. Later the other half was found in the house of Jekyll's, also shared by Hyde. There was no other explanation besides the fact that Hyde had beaten Crew with his cane to his death and ran with the other broken half.
       The second evidence provided at the scene was a letter to Mr. Utterson. This had a connection to Hyde  because Utterson was Jeykell's lawyer to provide all personal items to him. Police predict the letter had some sort of information that could not have gotten out to anyone, especially Utterson. And when they spoke to Utterson he admitted Hyde was a bit strange and was caught stomping on someone before. Hyde was also found trampling a girl for no apparent reason, and now killing Sir Danvers Crew. 
      There is no other explanation to this crime, that Hyde is guilty. The evidence was provided at the scene, and the proof was told from loyal citizens of the town. Now that Hyde has run away, things may calm down, but justice comes back around and Hyde has no way out, for he is proven guilty.

Character/Theme

 I am most drawn to the character Hyde. He chatches my attention by being very strange and mysterious. He is not what most people would see, or do. He is differently thought of and treated. He mainly grabs my attention by having unique features and descriptions. To me he is dark and confused, which then leads me to believe he has some sort of innocence to him. In most cases, the most picked on or looked bad apon character for no particular reason is the normal guy. Hyde has done some very unrealistic things like trampling over a girl or murder, but sometimes things seen aren't always what they seem to be. In the end, Hyde could be just a innocent victim. By all of this, I am curious and wondering more about Hyde than any other character, which draws most of my attention.
 With Hyde, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Utterson and Dr. Lanyon, the theme Stevenson is trying to convey is friendship. I see the theme as how friendship may not last, or may not be most important. To me, Stevenson is trying to say that at times friendship is what can bring you down in the end. For example how Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll have been close friends before but then suddenly Jekyll started to become something Lanyon didn't want to be part of. This caused them to not want to see one another or talk about each other anymore. In the end, Lanyon dies, and I think it may have a reason for him and Jekyll's used to be friendship. Also, the theme could be friendship because of Mr. Uttersons loyalty to friends. He said to Jekyll that he would help him no matter what and be his friend. Then when Jekyll blocked Utterson out, he didn't stop wondering why. Utterson also showed loyalty to Lanyon by not opening the letter that he gave him. Friendship is a key point as one of the themes.

Memorable Moment

A most memorable part from the chapter "The story of the door" is when Mr. Enfield told the very strange story of a man and a door. It made me think to myself how it makes sense. It was confusing to me at first, because this was not a normal scene, but after re-reading I realized that this story has to have some meaning to the rest of the novel. From the pre-reading articles I read the one about good and evil. In the story about the door told by Mr. Enfield I believe that Mr. Hyde was thought as evil to Mr. Enfield. By only reading the first chapter so far I predict that the theme for the book could be mysterious and somewhat hidden in between the lines. I am not positive on the theme yet, but from what I read it could be part of the pre-reading article I read on good and evil people and how we need both to survive in society.

Pre-Reading Assignment

I read the blog Good and Evil. In this blog I have learned about how the world has its moments of being both good and evil. Is it really necessary? The blog taught me about how the world has their aruguments and opinions which can sometimes seperate everyone. In human society evil has moslty been a problem. Evil causes humans to not appreciate one another and and understand right from wrong. But without evil, there is no good. We need both evil and good to conclude on which is which. If there was no evil in life, then there would be no clues in knowing what is right from wrong or good from bad. In the end this article has given me a new perspective on evil and good.