Lanyon

• What role does Lanyon play in the novel's plot?


  Lanyon plays only a minor role in the novel's plot.
• How does Lanyon's thematic significance extend beyond his appearances?


  His thematic significance is highlighted through his scientific skepticism and rationalism.
• What does Lanyon refer to Jekyll's experiments as?


  “Unscientific balderdash.”
• What does Lanyon embody in the context of the novel?


  Lanyon embodies rationalism and materialist explanations.
• In what way does Lanyon function as a foil for Jekyll?


  Lanyon and Jekyll are both doctors who have chosen divergent paths in their scientific pursuits.
• What do Lanyon's early remarks reveal about his relationship with Jekyll?


  They suggest that Jekyll shared some of his research with Lanyon, indicating a past partnership.
• What type of science does Lanyon engage in?

  Lanyon engages in rational, materialist science.
• What type of science does Jekyll prefer to pursue?


  Jekyll prefers to pursue mystical or metaphysical science.
• What is significant about Lanyon being the first person to see Jekyll's transformations?


  It highlights the clash between material causes and metaphysical phenomena.
• How does Lanyon react to Jekyll's transformations?


  Lanyon cannot deal with the world revealed by Jekyll's experiments.
• What does Lanyon prefer after his cataclysmic experience with Jekyll?


  Lanyon prefers to die rather than live in a universe turned upside down.
• What does Lanyon express about knowledge after his experience?


  Lanyon explicitly rejects the latest knowledge he has gained.
• What does Lanyon say to Utterson regarding knowledge?


  “I sometimes think if we knew all, we should be more glad to get away.”
• How does Lanyon's rationalism change by the end of the novel?


  His rationalism cedes to the inexplicable reality of Jekyll.