ARGUMENT ABOUT PLOT 2
Argument about Plot
The plot of any story often refers to the causal sequence of events. The plot usually plays
a significant role in drawing the reader into the lives of the characters while helping the readers
understand the choices that the characters make. Dr. Jekyll and Hyde is authored by Robert
Louis Stevenson and is a story about an investigation by a lawyer based in London regarding the
occurrences that seemed strange between the evil Edward Hyde and his old friend Dr. Jekyll.
(Stevenson, 2005). The important concept evident in the novel that the paper intends to discuss
entails conflict.
The conflict in the story involves the present struggle the struggle in the dual personality
of Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll is highly respected and enjoys reputation of the best social sets. The
members of the society know him as a prudent and intelligent man. However, Dr. Jekyll has
some dark side that often manifests after taking a portion that he developed. The inner persona of
the Dr. is rather a loathsome twisted Mr. Hyde (Stevenson, 2005). Mr. Hyde is rather a sinister
looking person with a bad reputation responsible for killing people. Despite the attempts by Dr.
Jekyll on hiding his personality, the transformations with the serum become uncontrollable and
hence making him become Hyde involuntarily. The efforts to stop the changes by Jekyll are
futile and the police hunt for Hyde for the murder of Carew.
The increase in the frequency of the transformations and the necessity for larger doses to
reverse the state presents a significant challenge to Dr. Jekyll causing him to isolate himself.
However, in isolation, he becomes Hyde permanently due to the lack of chemicals used in the
serum and the failure by the subsequent batches to facilitate his transformation. He thus resorts to
confess the conflict that he encountered of having two different personalities. The extent of
