Darwinism

• who was charles darwin

  pioneer of scientific development
• what did darwin's novel outline

  how species have evolved from one another - most significant revelation was that humans evolved from apes which can be seen physically through feature comparison
• what did darwinism lead to

  many people became disillusioned - appearing less good than originally seen - with ideas of religion
• what did the concept of darwinism undermine

  biblical ideas of god creating the universe as seen in genesis - pointed to the idea there is no god, because if he wasnt a creator (evolution lead to our existence) then he doesn't exist
• why did darwinism also elicit a lot of fear within society

  many started to think that if mankind derived from animals then we must all have animalistic instinct that's uncontrollable and amoral
• how is darwinism clear through hyde

  his ape like actions and appearance - violence is done with 'ape-like fury' suggesting primal links - makes hyde appear that he is regressing back into primitive form (ape form darwin speaks of)
• why does stevenson utilise darwinism

  pairs with nightmarish setting to heighten bleak atmosphere of novella alongside to evoke fear from the reader - wants them to fear how this continual repressions is encouraging repression of mankind rather than progression