Compose a research paper elucidating The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’s final article.
You have three options for your final paper in the course.
1) “Standard” academic essay — (avoid using any AI tools for the most part)
If you choose this option, the essay assignment is quite straightforward. Choose a character type that you think allows interesting insight into one or two of our readings during the course. Develop a claim about the reading(s) using this character type. Write an essay between 1800-2500 words in length. Keep the essay focused on your claim (thesis), and make sure you provide plenty of specific quotations from the reading(s) as you develop and defend your claim.
Use of AI — I spend hours every day using AI tools for my own work. I can usually tell when something is written using AI. This is just my thing. It’s my focus as an academic. For this paper option, I am ok if you use AI tools in the paper planning, brainstorming, and rough-rough-rough drafting stage. But the essay you turn in should be mostly in your own words. This means that if you have generated some of the content of the essay using an AI tool, you should make continued, significant sentence-level revisions to the essay until the language is sufficiently your own natural speech.
Use APA style for in-text citations of quotations from our readings (here’s where you get to lean on those Composition I and Composition II courses).
Rebels and Robots Character Types — Overview
This is the most basic version of this system for thinking about modern culture and art. It’s a way to simplify the starting point of our thinking so we can gradually add complexity. There are five key character types to define to start thinking (and writing) with this system’s help.
1) Monster — a monster is any person who cannot without serious difficulty function smoothly in the system.
2) Robot — a robot is any person who functions very easily in the system.
3) Rebel — a rebel is any person who resists the system.
4) Genius — a genius is any person who transmutes the system.
5) Umpire — an umpire is any person who facilitates the system.
You are reviewing and writing an essay for a book called The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Here is the link:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm
I have also added some more information to start the final paper also.
Final Paper Planning Video #1
I found “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” to be fascinating because of its viewpoint on robots and rebels. While rebels and robots usually take on particular roles in society, this story carefully pushes the limits of these roles by exploring the personal struggle that develops in every person. I enjoy being able to identify their roles by putting myself in their shoes and understanding the meanings of their actions especially when looked at in the perspective of the scene settings. Offering a complex viewpoint on the difficulties within human nature and social standards, this story serves as a research of the difficult balance between rebellion and monster.
The story carefully explores the complex psychological behavior of its characters, focusing on Dr. Jekyll’s struggle within in particular. This thorough examination gives readers a deep mental aspect to think about while adding many layers to the main themes of rebellion and the development of the monster.
The story creates a common moral confusion surrounding the characters’ actions within the narrative, making it engaging to figure out the moral issues they encounter. This narrative decision adds detail and difficulty to the generally related research while also making an important difference in an interesting examination of both individual rebellion and the bigger social norms that shape the characters’ moral guides.
Final Paper Planning Video #2
A strong case is made in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” which explores both sides of human nature as a means of rebellion against social norms. Dr. Jekyll, the main character, is a rebel, and the appearance of Mr. Hyde demonstrates the terrible results of that kind of rebellion, showing the conflict between a monster and a rebel in one person.
With his scientific investigations, Dr. Jekyll rebels against the limits of values and social standards. His desire to break through and go beyond the rules of society is reflected in his desire to separate parts of his personality from one another. He uses the potion he makes as an example of symbolism for his rebellion, turning himself into Mr. Hyde and giving in to his darker desires.
However, viewing Mr. Hyde as the hideous result of a rebel is also possible. Hyde, as Dr. Jekyll’s alter ego, stands for the wild, chaotic sides of human nature. Dr. Jekyll’s attempt to maintain the social facade is challenged by the transformation into Hyde. This identity presents an example of how one person can be a rebel and a monster
Analyzing the characters makes the idea. Mr. Hyde, who is morally unrestrained, represents the horrific results of Dr. Jekyll’s rebellion against social norms, while Dr. Jekyll himself is positioned as the rebel. The reading encourages investigation into the complexity of human nature and the conflict that exists inside each person between being a rebel and a monster.
I plan to explore Stevenson’s hidden analysis of the consequences of unrestrained rebellion in my final paper. To support the argument that the story acts as a mirror, I will examine particular scenes, such as Jekyll’s changes, and how they affect his relationships. This discussion of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” will shed light on the novel’s larger theme of the mixed emotions of human nature and its social impact.
