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.