Respuesta :
There are many distinctive contemporary references about the values and issues of that time.
Explanation
The Victorian element in the story is one of the advancing technologies.
The Victorian period is known to have enormous strides which are made on different branches leading some beliefs in the society.
Another feature portrayed in the book is the British class rigidity.
Jekyll is regarded as the epitome of English.
Due to this, nobody believed that in his level of English would carry a foul that altered his ego.
Answer:
I would have to say that I agree with the statement that "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a novel of its time, meaning that it reflects the values and issues of the time in which it was written. I believe this to be true because it was made during the Victorian period, and we can find hints of Victorian elements throughout the story. For example, "The laboratory was two doors from one corner, on the left hand, going east the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. It was two stories high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower story and a blind forehead of discolored wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was now blistered and distained." This can be seen as a Victorian element because it discusses a laboratory, and the Victorian period is known for their early "technological advancements". Another example is, "Dr. Lanyon, a longtime friend of Dr. Jekyll, recorded the following: Twelve o'clock had scarce rung out over London, ere the knocker sounded very gently on the door. I went myself at the summons, and found a small man crouching against the pillars of the portico. 'Have you come from Dr. Jekyll?' I asked... I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul sickened at it; yet, now when that sight has faded from my eyes, I ask myself if I believe it, and I cannot answer. My life is shaken to its roots; sleep has left me; the deadliest terror sits by me at all hours of the day and night; and I feel that my days are numbered, and that I must die; and yet I shall die incredulous. As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror. Jekyll is Hyde." This, too, can be seen as a Victorian element because, in those days, they believed in British class rigidity, and because Dr. Jekyll was the epitome of the English, they believed that he would not be able to do the horrible things that Mr. Hyde had done, showing the enormous strides which the people during those times had made on different branches of their society, which altered some of their beliefs.
Explanation: This is just what I put on my test.
