Dr. Jekyll's Explamation Of Mr, Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Pages Forty-Two to Fifty-Five

Dr. Jekyll's strange behavior comes to a final explanation in this ending to the book. Jekyll explains how he discovered a potion that allowed himself to turn into two different natures or sides of himself. I look at it was Mr. Hyde is the evil, creepy wild side of Jekyll that he normally can not express. I think being able to be two people is something that everybody would enjoy. But then Dr. Jekyll began turning into Mr. Hyde without the potion. Sometimes he would even go to bed as Dr. Jekyll and wake up as Mr. Hyde. I think that began happening because Dr. Jekyll was talking advantage of his ability to be someone else and changed into Mr. Hyde to often. I think that iwas greed that ruined him because he was trying to live two lives when he had only one body to live his days in. I think Dr. Jekyll lost control with his experiment and made it a lifestyle. His experiment even is responsible for the for the deaths two people, Sir Danvers Carew and Hid old friend Dr. Lanyon. But I thought that it was nice that it was a nice suprise that Dr. Jekyll left his will to Mr. Utterson. I think all the work Mr. Utterson did during the whole strange case for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was something that represents true friendship and curiosity of a lawyer looking for the truth. What is your guys' opinions on Dr. Jekyll's explanation of Mr. Hyde?

Louigi Pizzuto

The Death of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pages Twenty-Seven to Forty One

Dr. Jekyll's strange behavior comes to an end in this part of the book. After he locked himself in his laboratory and Mr. Hyde's voice was heard from inside the laboratory. Both Mr. Utterson and Poole decide to break open the laboratory door to find the dead body of Mr. Hyde. But Jekyll was nowhere to be found. I thought that maybe Mr. Hyde kill Dr. Jekyll and locked himself up in Dr. Jekyll's laboratory. But then Mr. Utterson read the letter written to him by the late Dr. Lanyon. Mr. Lanyon explains how he saw Mr. Hyde transform into Dr. Jekyll after he drunk a potion. So his sudden illness and death explained by the face that he saw the transformation with him own eyes. I think that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde being the same person comes as a surpose but at the same time, it explained the many strange events that occurred so far in the book. It is hard to believe that some one so evil could be the other person so respected and nice. The Death of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde brought the truth of the identity of Mr. Hyde and the reason why Dr. Jekyll left everything in his will to Mr. Hyde. What was everyone's reaction to the death of Dr. Jelyll and Mr. Hyde?

Louigi Pizzuto

The After Effects of the Carew Murder Case

The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pages Fourteen to Twenty-Six

Sir Danvers Carew was seen murdered by a maid when he was clubbed to death by Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde seems to have fled from London and abandoned his apartment in presents a letter form Mr. Hyde saying that Jekyll has nothing to fear but the letter is written in hand writing very similar to that of Dr. Jekyll's. I also do not understand why all of a sudden after Mr. Hyde's disappearance, Dr. Jekyll has become more of a social guy he once was but then all of a sudden he shuts himself out of the world again. He even refuses to see his old friend Mr. Utterson. The weird events following the Carew Murder Case definitely grew as the story went on. When Mr. Utterson Dr. Jekyll and his mutual friend, Dr. Lanyon. Dr. Lanyon refuses to talk about Dr. Jekyll, he dies a week later. I feel something happened between him and Dr. Jekyll, it would explain his disgust for Dr. Jekyll. Something happened that was both terrifying and strong enough to ruin their friendship. One day Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield talk with Dr. Jekyll through the window of his laboratory. There are left stunned and speechless when Dr. Jekyll's appearance begins to transform. I believe that something similar happened with Dr. Jekyll when he was with Dr. Lanyon, which would explain Dr. Lanyon's sudden dislike for Dr. Jekyll. What do you think about Dr. Jekyll's strange behavior soon after the disappearance of Mr. Hyde?

The Mystery of Edward Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pages One to Thirteen

In the book the identify of Edward Hyde is immediately questioned as well as his relationship with Dr. Jekyll. Hyde is explained as a deformed looking man that is creepy and reserved to himself. He introduced in the book in an incident he was associated in, involving a mysterious door. He was the man that ran over the little girl and in turn compensated the girl's family with a check signed by Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll also left everything he owns to Mr. Hyde in his will. Dr. Jekyll also prefers not to talk about his relationship with Mr. Hyde. It is wonder why a respected, friendly guy like Dr. Jekyll would associate with a creep like Mr. Hyde. But it is a greater wonder why he would leave all of his fortunes to a him when he doesn't even like talking about him or having people know of there friendship. Since Poole, Jekyll butler said that Mr. Hyde comes and goes by the laboratory, maybe Dr. Jekyll and Hyde are work partners. Or maybe they are good friends interested in scientific experiments. But if they were just work associates or friends, why is Dr. Jekyll so condescending when it comes to Mr. Hyde? What do you guys think about the identify of Mr. Hyde and his weird relationship with Dr. Jekyll?

Louigi Pizzuto

TRAGEDY! FRANKESTIEN CHAPTER 22

IN THIS CHAPTER VICTOR FACES A GREAT TRAGEDY. HIS BELOVED WIFE HAS DIED. THROUGH OUT THIS TIME BEFORE HER DEATH HE WAS IN PANIC.. NOT ONLY FOR THE FEAR OF LOSING HIS WIFE BUT ALSO AWAITING FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE MONSTER HE HAS CREATED. kNOWING THAT HE WOULD BE VENGEFUL AT THE TIME OF THERE NEXT ENCOUNTER. SO AT THE SAME TIME VICTOR IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE HE APPEARS. THE MONSTER ACTUALLY LOOKED HAPPY TO SEE HIS CREATOR SUFFERING. WHY WOULD VICTOR REMAIN IN THIS PLACE? WHY WOULDNT HE FLEE AND AVOID THE CREATURE FOREVER?

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.. pages 188-

THE ENCOUNTER!

The story has reached is climax or what i believe to be the climax. The encounter between the creator and the creation which are not under the best circumstances. The creator whos promise to the beast still left unfufilled. His promise to create another like him broken. His mind changed he did not want to give the world another creature with the same deformities suffering from the same wretchedness. The monster furious with the thought of being the only one like
him, living life alone without a companion who is able to share at least the least amount of similarities. "You are my creator, but i am your master" is what he said. this is what the creater has created. He must be feeling a sense of regret. would you feel like you owed the beast something after promising him a companion?

a letter from my father pg75-100

As he was waiting for the letter from his father it had finally come.In the letter was the date that his father had given him to arrive at his house like he had expected. But there was more. There was also his father talking about nature. About how he appreciated it. He tells of a lighting storm that suddenly came about. It was sort of a passing on service for his son given by nature..... He also came to the conclusion that the thing that he created was the murderer of his brother. Wanting to chase it down and confront him, although he couldn't because he became too weak. if i was in this situation i don't know what i would do because it would be very hard on me to know that something that i made became the very murderer of my brother. I would feel partially responsible for the murder because after all, if i never created this thing and tried to interfere with nature... this never would have happened. If you were in this situation what would you do? Would you chase down the thing you made, the murderer of your brother, to confront it and maybe even destroy it? Or would you just wilt away in your own regret? Well what did our main character do? Only time will tell.

Is it Love or Lust?

Title: The Phantom of the Opera
Author: Gaston Leroux
Pages: 104-144

As this story leads on it is actually a love story. As with Gothic literature this is not uncommon there usually is a love destined man/woman, in this case it is neither, it is a phantom. He is madly in love with a lovely, beautiful, young singer, Christine Daae. However, he is fearful that since he is a phantom he has but of no chance to obtain her love. And as we get older we may or may not have this same feeling as the phantom does, but if we do, what can we as mere humans do about it. There is no "cupid", and it leaves us no choice but to accept this fact that the one we love/like does not feel the same way as we do for them. Also, the phantom may be a gruesome figure, but there has to be good in everyone, somewhere, and at some point in time. So maybe the phantom can prove this to his distant lover, Christine Daae, if not who knows what disaster it could lead to for her and everyone around her. However, if this were you would you simply move on and accept defeat to the feeling of love or would you stay and fight for her/his attention?

It's Alive pg 60-75

Now he has created this monster. He tried to sleep only to find out that when he awakens the thing that he has created has come to life.It was amazing for him. It's body had motion, it could walk, it could talk, but only when it started walking toward him with an extended hand that he realized what he had created. Extremely frightened, he got out of bed and ran downstairs and looked refuge in the courtyard. Not knowing what to do because every noise was as scary as the last. He never knew if it would be that thing coming for him or it could just have been something completely explainable. If you were in this situation what5 would you have done. Would you have just stayed there and hoped for the best, or would you have gone back inside to try to greet the thing that you created? Only time will tell what this awesome creator will do next.

Life or Death Decisions

Title: Phantom of the Opera
Author:Gaston Leroux
Pages:75-104


As I read into the story, the opera manager has a choice to make and that it whether or not to hold box five for the phantom. The manager does so, because of the recent killings in the opera, however he is losing a large money profit and rumors of him being mad are being said throughout the opera house. If I was put in this predicament I would have probably done the same thing, because the price of your life is priceless and to lose a few measly dollars to be sparred your life is a small price to pay. The manager made the correct decision...for now. If this were you, would you let this "phantom" scare you into doing whatever it is that he wants?

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THe Sciences Frankenstein pg 45- 60

Now he is getting into his interest in sciences in more dept. HE is telling how the sciences tell of seeking immortality . This interestes him and gets him to thinking if it is really possibl and can be done.The ancient teachers tell of all the immpossibilites but he believed different.
It has to be possible he thought. I thinkl this is going to be a better book now because now he starting to think about making this idea a reality. i am excited to see where this idea will take him. I want to see the flaws and realities in his masterplan

stand out

A man in the crown
edgar allen poe

this story is about a guy that sits in a small coffee shop.he stares at all of the different kind of people wondering what there doing. After a few days sitting there this one old man catches his mind so he desides to follow him home. This is more of a thinking story it makes you think alot more then you usually would. What do you think happen to the old man he followed?

Frankenstein pgs 1-45 mike c

So far the book has just started and it is talking about the soon to be profffessor's life. He is talking about his childhood and his parents. He also tells of his interest in philosphy. when he was 15 he saw a thunderstorm that struck his tree and set fire to it. They had just moved there ( near Belrive) . The tree was totally demolished.Soon after that his mother died. So far i think this book is going to be good because it sets a good theme and mindframe and it sort of sets a guidline for the rest of the story.

secrets in a bottle

edgar allen poe, ms. found in a bottle
pg 324-336

This short story by poe is actually another good one. He talks about how he don't talk to his family anymore. But its really about storms and how he see's Ships that are bad like big black ones. He examines the ship and find's nothing because the ship knocked him off his ship and he hid in the vessel for a little while. At the end his ship went down and couldnt do anything about it. If you were on this ship with the narrator what would u do to safe your self?

Enhanced Settings in the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
Pages read:40-75

The Phantom of the Opera has a meaningful setting in an opera house, hence the title of the book "The Phantom of the Opera". Usually in gothic literature stories take place in sublime landscapes, old ruins, decaying castles, and dungeons. However, the setting of being in an opera house does not lack any detail to what gothic literature is all about. In fact, this setting enhances the story, because of the eerie feeling any old building can give away, especially an old opera house, because of the many people that have been in and out of it and the history of the place. The way Leroux uses pathetic fallacy to enhance the characters feelings is outstanding, for example; the first two chapters went over how a man was murdered in a room and on the way to the room, it was very dark, and eerie, and it gave pathetic fallacy, because it was as if you, as the reader could feel the characters' hearts beating on the way to the room. I look forward to continue reading this book for now can truely see why it is a classic.

STILL AWAITING..FRANKENSTIEN BY MARY SHELLY CHAPTER 8-9

IM STILL AWAITING FOR THIS BOOK TO REALLY INTENSIFY. DO NOT GET ME WRONG THE STORY HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP SOME DEPTH. IT IS BEGINING TO PULL ME IN WITH COURT CASES AND NEW PLOTS BEGINING TO DEVELOP AND GETTING A BETTER LOOK AT THE CHARACTERS WHO ARE INVOLVED. THE READ IS GETTING BETTER AND SMOOTHER AND I AM BEGIGNING TO MAKE THE TRANSITION WHICH IS GIVING ME A BETTER FEEL OF THE STORY.

First impression of Frankenstien by Mary Shelly, pages 1-24

My first impresion of this book was not the greatest. the way that i know Frankenstien is not the one being depicted in this story. Wen i think of it i think of a monsterous creature that causes destruction, but so far i have yet to read anything about this. It is to early in the book to really tell so im not going to jump and make any assumptions and call it a bad book. the format which it is written, which is through letters kind of throws me off as well. i am still lokking forward though to really see what this book has to offer.

First Impressions of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Pgs. read-1-31


This book is a classic and its text shows me so. This read is not as much of a struggle as I thought it would be. The gothic literature genre is not what I thought it would be, and though I am only three chapters into the book it has exceeded my expectations and the typical thought of what gothic literature really is. The suspense Leroux gives in the first three chapters is great and gets the reader immediately into the story, also he introduces the "phantom" into the story quickly as well as the story behind it. I look forward to reading this story as it unfolds and what happens, because we have all heard of the musicals and the movies of The Phantom of the Opera, but not many people know the actual ending, and I personally would like to know.