jekyll and hyde

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