man trampled calmly over the child

Cards (6)

  • point
    enfield presents mr Hyde's violence as disturbingly casual highlighting the duality. snd moral corruption in the novella
  • evidence
    the oxymoron "trampled calmly* juxtapose violence with serenity creating a disturbing image of a man who can commit cruelty without emotional reaction and that fact it was a child highlights this
  • evidence 2
    the verb trampeled is brutal and evokes animalistic lack of control while calmly implies deliberate detatchment
  • context
    victorian society placed great emphasis on civility and moral restraint hyde's calm voilence mocks this superficial thinking linking to repressed desires breaking free
  • writers purpose
    stevenson seeks to expose the hidden depravity of man challenging the victorian idea of man
  • alternative
    may be emphasising hydes imhuman nature