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Jekyll Symbols
'Jekyll & Hyde' revision notes SYMBOLS GCSE English Ormerod
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Locked doors/windows | Keep people out and prevent access/keep things hidden or contained. Secrecy & repression. |
| Fog | Ever-present in the story. Hides your actions but also means that you are unable to see clearly. |
| City streets | Labyrinthine = mysterious & confusing. Often described as empty. Hidden dangers can be waiting unseen. Nightmarish. |
| Jekyll's house/laboratory | Respectable/wealthy/comfortable v. uncared for/dirty/untidy |
| Servants i.e. Poole vs Hyde's servant | Faithful, trustworthy v. hypocritical, evil. Appropriate to their masters. |
| Breaking down of the door | Truth to be revealed. |
| Sleep | Lack of sleep linked to nightmares and troubled conscience. Jekyll involuntarily turns into Mr Hyde in his sleep. When asleep - uncontrolled, vulnerable. |
| Light & Darkness | Light & dark (& weather & fog) used to create atmosphere/mirror what is happening in the story = pathetic fallacy. |