A comparison of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide with a short description of the story. Also a description of two minor characters.

Pulitano 1 Drew Pulitano Mrs. Novellino English 3 2 March 2003 Dr. Jekyll, an erudite doctor and scientist creates a drug, which releases the wicked and evil side of his personality. As a result, he turns into Mr. Hyde, who commits crimes without any feeling of compassion or remorse. In time, Jekyll and Hyde are revealed to be a single individual. Mr. Hyde eventually tries to take complete control of Dr. Jekyll. In the end, Jekyll can no longer …

…story, he frequently turns to his loyalty to logical explanations and his denial of the supernatural. Dr. Hastie Lanyon is a respectable London doctor, who along with Utterson is one of Jekyll's best friends. As does Utterson, Lanyon believes in rationalism and materialism over the mysticism. This doctor is high honored and values truth and overall goodness above all else. When Jekyll and Hyde die, it represents a victory for the supernatural over the rational.