jekyll and hyde
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subversion
undermining established norms: jekyll subverts the traditional Victorian anxiety around transcendental science as he challenges the established norms.
juxtaposition
placing two things side by side to highlight differences and similarities: utterson’s inherently moral self juxtaposes the darker immoral aspects of jekyll’s persona, enhancing the complexity between the characters
ambiguous
open to different interpretations: hyde’s character can be seen as morally ambiguous as he represents the darker attributes of humanity the Victorian society tends to repress to maintain respectability. literary critic: judith halberstam argues hyde represents technologies that threaten and deform humanity due to the references to atavism and devolution.
dialectic
the interaction of differing or opposing views
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