Reputation and repression Flashcards
“name your figure” chapter 1
they are willing to pay money to keep the fact they trampled a girl a secret, they would do anything to keep their reputation. at this point in history, reputation was very important.
“it offended him.. as a lawyer” chapter 2
utterson wanted to protect his reputation as he didn’t want people to think he was helping criminals through his job.
“ he was trampling his victim under foot and hailing down a storm of blows.” chapter 3
after a failed attempt to repress hyde, jekyll finally transforms again which results in the murder of Sir Danvers. “trampling” relates back to the trample girls, showing again how violent hyde is, and this along with “hailing” emphasises the brutality and viciousness of the attack, increasing dramatic tension.
“i cannot say i care what becomes of hyde, i am quite done with him. i was thinking of my own character, which this hateful buisness has rather exposed.” chapter 5
Jekyll’s character is becoming less and less like himself, he is becoming more dark and hateful. He is no longer the genuine and sincere man he was introduced as, as he has failed to repress Hyde and it has come back to impact him greatly, with hi, forging a letter so others wouldn’t question him - and his reputation.
“he had always been known for charities; he was now no less distinguished for religion.” chapter 6
Jekyll feels he needs to keep his good reputation steady after the death of Sir Danvers. After the murder, he began partaking in church more in order to disconnect himself fro, the crime, and keep his reputation.
“like some disconsolate prisoner”
Simile. jekyll is unhappy and seems to be trapped. links to “windows barred iron” Jekyll is treating himself like a prisoner to retrain hyde and save his reputation .
“we may at least save his credit” chapter 8
utterson is extremely loyal, and isn’t sure whether to publicly share the contents of the letter or save jekylls reputation. This idea of reputation being so important is reinforced as we never actually know if Utterson exposes the truth or represses what the letters state.
“i was the first. I was the first that could thus plod in the public eye… and in a moment… spring headlong into the sea of liberty.” chapter 10
Jekyll gives up on trying to protect reputation of any kind as Hyde, he enjoys the freedom from repression Hyde provides for him. “plod” (unexciting) contrasts with “spring” (energetic) to show what life is like for him without the worry of the “public eye”. He is eager to embrace his evil side.
“my devil has been long caged; he came out roaring” chapter 10
Metaphor - just as demons have evil connotations, jekyll does now too, believing he has to repress his evil and express it through someone else. Also shows how repression can lead to worse things, as hyde is roaring after his true tendencies being covered up;he is growing more and more desperate to be free.
“Many a man would have even blazoned such irregularities as I was guilty of; but from the high views that I had set before me, I regarded and hid them with an almost morbid sense of shame.” chapter 10
Shows how much reputation influences him; it is implied that whilst what he has done is not criminal, he is still concerned with how other people would feel as he has held himself and his actions to such a high standard for such a long time, repressing how he truly wishes to act. He feels it would be humiliating to be open about who he is.
