The meaning of redemption in the literature can be defined as the salvation of a soul from a sin committed by a character usually from an evil error. In “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” there was a various moment where it seemed like Dr. Jekyll was defending and trying to cover Mr. Hyde and it was not until the very end of the novel that we got a full view of the transformation of Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde in Dr. in Lanyon’s narrative, in chapter 9, even though we suspected it in previous chapters. After the death of Dr. Jekyll (Mr. Hyde after he drank poison to end his life), we were presented in chapter 10 with the letter written by Dr. Jekyll explaining his experiment and what was he trying to create but at the end, he could not control the transformation. He reveled and clarified to us various moments that kept us wondering throughout the novel for a while. In this chapter, Dr. Jekyll tried to redeem himself to avoid putting everyone in danger and avoid suffering but eventually, it became powerful and Hyde was taking over him until a point that he could not control it. It was becoming part of his nature. At the end of the narrative he explains the reason for ending his life by saying “Here then, as I lay down the pen and proceed to seal up my confession, I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end.” at the end of his letter, which reveals to us that he lived very unhappy throughout his life and there was nothing else he could do to avoid the danger to society. Now, a question to think about, was this experiment another failure of his? Now we are able to think about the disagreement between the two doctors.
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