Sunday, February 23, 2014
Girl Gets Trampled-Chapter 1
In Chapter 1 of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Enfield tells Mr. Utterson how a young girl was trampled by a grown man that night. This shows in this society and time period how older generations, especially men, have the utmost power in society. Younger generations are looked down upon and treated with not as much respect and manners. Strangers seem to care more about other people in this novel reflecting how it may be in the time period of the 1880's. I think today in society it is a little bit different. Younger generations are still taught to have utmost respect for adults, but I do not think this always happen nowadays. In present time, teens and even children back talk to adults/parents and often times the adults do not do anything about it. If a younger person talked back to an adult in the time period of this book I infer that it would not be as acceptable. Hyde trampling the little girl gives the idea that she was no importance to him because of her age.
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I think that it is interesting how you contrasted the treatment of children during the Victorian Era and modern day. There are clear differences in their positions in society. Today, children are viewed as the "hope" for the future and are encouraged to achieve a high education, whereas back then, children were viewed as nothing more than "helping hands." Furthermore, the tolerance and discipline of adults has changed.
ReplyDeleteKristen, could Hyde also be intolerant of the child's gender?
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