Robert Mighall argues in his Introduction to the Penguin Classic Edition of Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde that “Jekyll is never really free as Hyde because Hyde is never really free of Jekyll and all he represents. In short, perhaps the strangest (and certainly the most disturbing) thing about the case of Jekyll and Hyde, is that it turns out not to be so strange at all. Appearances would suggest that if we read the confessions of others in his circle we would appreciate how ordinary his case is” (xxvii).
In a 2- to 4-page essay, evaluate this statement. You can agree, disagree, or do something in between. Support your generalizations with direct references to the text.
