i was slowly loding hold of my original and better self

• point

  Jekyll acknowledges his transformation into hyde is becoming irreversible, exposing danger of unrestrained evil
• evidence and anayliss 1

  the metaphor of losing hold evokes a stuggling, he is slipping away from morality
• evidence and anaylsis 2

  "original and better self" implies tjat hyde is deviation but also hinting that this "better self" is fragile and easily corrupted
• evidence and anaiss 3

  the adverb "slowly" creates a sende of inevitability and creates a matching gothic tone
• Alternative interpretation

  jekyll may be exaggerating his loss of control to avoid blame, however it could reflect a geniune moral crisis as he realises how deeply hyde has infected his soul
• context

  this reflects victorian contemporary fears about degeneration, stevenson links this to unchecked scientific experiments
• writers intention

  illustrates how indulging darker side of human nature lead go destruction
• audience purpose

  challenges audiences beliefs that evil can be controlled