70 points 2 short essays on this test Unit 5A & J & H Essay Test 70 points 2 short essays on this test

What should I study? Unit 5A Notes: Plot Structure intro The Necklace The Possibility of Evil In the Ring with Jack Dempsey The Elephant’s Child Jekyll & Hyde: Author Introduction Story Notes Vocab (matching) 2 Short Essays (discuss possible essay questions; there will be 2 ?’s to choose from in each section.)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon Dr. Jekyll comes out of seclusion. Dr. Lanyon declares himself to be a “doomed man.” Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Jekyll wish never to see each other again. Biblical Allusion: Jekyll described himself as the “chief of sinners.” Dr. Lanyon dies and leaves a letter for Mr. Utterson to open “after the disappearance of Dr. Jekyll.” What changes in Lanyon when Utterson visits Lanyon? Pale, balder, older, terror! What does doomed mean? Committed to death Dangers of seclusion? Lack of accountability, etc. No one sins in isolation. Your sin affects many others. Examples? Who says he is the chief of sinners in the Bible? Paul (How is Paul very different from this scenario?) *It is God’s mercy that he does not let us know all about people around us. We would despair if we knew all the sin of the human heart. How would you feel if you found out that your friend or close family member was a criminal or something terrible? Could this lead to shock/physical illness? Could this lead to death? How can the fight-or-flight response lead to death? The autonomic nervous system uses the hormone adrenaline, a neurotransmitter, or chemical messenger, to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. This chemical is toxic in large amounts; it damages the visceral (internal) organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death. Kidney failure, liver failure, those things don't kill you suddenly. What exactly happens in the heart when it's flooded with too much adrenaline? Adrenaline from the nervous system lands on receptors of cardiac myocytes (heart-muscle cells), and this causes calcium channels in the membranes of those cells to open. Calcium ions rush into the heart cells and this causes the heart muscle to contract. If it's a massive overwhelming storm of adrenaline, calcium keeps pouring into the cells and the muscle just can't relax. There is this specially adapted system of muscle and nerve tissue in the heart—the sinoatrial (SA) node, the atrioventricular node, and the Purkinje fibers—which sets the rhythm of the heart. If this system is overwhelmed with adrenaline, the heart can go into abnormal rhythms that are not compatible with life. If one of those is triggered, you will drop dead.

Incident at the Window Utterson and Enfield are walking along and see Jekyll looking out a window. Biblical Allusion: Three windows (p. 25)—possible reference to Calvary: Jekyll (the innocent) is crucified by the sin of Hyde. Dr. Jekyll looks horrified and mysteriously shuts the window. Discuss biblical allusion. Is this appropriate? Why or why not? Why are these two men in need of forgiveness? *****Work on wills!***** Turn in tomorrow with quiz.

The Last Night Poole begs Mr. Utterson for help. Unusual actions by Jekyll… He is shut up in his cabinet. The voice is not Jekyll’s voice. He is trying to get a certain drug. Poole thinks Jekyll was murdered. He saw Hyde going into the cabinet. THE LAST NIGHT 1. Why does Poole believe that his master has been murdered? 2. What is the evidence that a troubled person had lived in the room where Hyde was found dead?

The Last Night Poole and Utterson break into the cabinet. Hyde is found dead on the floor and Jekyll has disappeared. The will says Utterson is now to inherit Jekyll’s fortunes. Jekyll’s letter instructs them to read Dr. Lanyon’s narrative and then his personal account of the event.

The Last Night Symbol: Key=symbol of power and authority (evil or Satanic power) Poole and Utterson do not have the keys to Jekyll’s study; they are powerless to conquer evil.

Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative: Letter: First Person Narrative Jekyll begs Lanyon to go to his home and get an important drawer from his press. He warns Lanyon that this is a matter of life and death. Lanyon follows Jekyll’s orders and waits for the messenger to come at midnight.

Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative: Hyde impatiently mixes the contents to make the drug and warns Dr. Lanyon that he is sworn to secrecy on what he is about to observe. The drug changes Hyde=Jekyll!!! Jekyll and Hyde are two parts of one person=one good & one evil

Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative: Dr. Lanyon is overwhelmed and predicts his own eminent death. Biblical Allusion: (p. 40) Lanyon’s decision is reminiscent of the Garden of Eden.

DEACON BRODIE Deacon Brodie inspired RLS to write this novel. TRUE STORY: By day, Brodie was a respectable tradesman and Deacon (president) of the Incorporation of Wrights, the head of the Craft of Cabinetmaking, which made him a member of the Town Council. Part of his job in building cabinets was to install and repair their locks and other security mechanisms and repair door locks. He socialised with the gentry of Edinburgh, and met the poet Robert Burns and the painter Sir Henry Raeburn. He was also a member of The Edinburgh Cape Club[1], and known as Sir Llyud. At night, however, Brodie became a burglar and thief. He used his daytime job as a way to gain knowledge about the security mechanisms of his clients and to copy their keys using wax impressions. As the foremost wright of the city, Brodie was asked to work in the homes of many of the richest members of Edinburgh society. He used the illicit money to maintain his second life, which included a gambling habit and five children to two mistresses (who did not know of each other, and were unknown in the city). He reputedly began his criminal career around 1768 when he copied keys to a bank door and stole £800. In 1786 he recruited a gang of three thieves, John Brown (a thief escaping a seven year sentence), George Smith (a locksmith, who ran a grocer's shop in the Cowgate) and Andrew Ainslie (a shoemaker). Popular myth holds that Deacon Brodie built the first gallows in Edinburgh and was also its first victim. Of this William Roughead in Classic Crimes states that after research he was sure that although the Deacon may have had some hand in the design, "...it was certainly not of his construction, nor was he the first to benefit by its ingenuity". Robert Louis Stevenson, whose father owned furniture made by Brodie, wrote a play (with W. E. Henley) entitled Deacon Brodie, or The Double Life, which was unsuccessful. However, Stevenson remained fascinated by the dichotomy between Brodie's respectable façade, and his real nature and was inspired to write The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).[1]

Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement: Jekyll recounts his life. He has fame and fortune. He leads a “double life”. Jekyll sought to isolate good and evil. p. 43 “Man is not truly one, but truly two.” Mr. Hyde is “smaller, slighter, and younger”; Jekyll says that his evil side is underdeveloped.

Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement: Biblical Allusion: “Like the captives of Phillippi” (p. 45) Jekyll feels free now that his sinful side is released. Like Paul and Barnabas freed from their chains while in prison during an earthquake

Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement: Jekyll loses control of Hyde. He changes into Hyde without warning. Biblical Allusion: “Babylonian finger on the wall” (p. 48) Jekyll writes this final letter before he is “overtaken” by Hyde again. Jekyll’s quote. . . . Discuss suicide. Most selfish of sins. Why?

Structure: Exposition: Intro to Utterson, Enfield, Hyde, and Jekyll Inciting Moment: story of Hyde and the child (Enfield’s story) Rising Action: Carew’s murder, death of Lanyon Crisis: Finding Hyde’s body Falling Action: Searching Jekyll’s office Moment of Final Suspense: the will Denouement: Lanyon and Jekyll’s stories