Apperance vs Reality

• Appearance vs Reality


  The disparity between appearance and reality is clear in the novella and is present in both characters and setting
• Appearance vs Reality


  • Something must project an outward image that is very different from the truth
• Appearance vs Reality


  • Rather than tidying a room you put a blanket over the mess to hide it. The room would appear tidier but the reality is very different.
• Door


  Able to prevent the realities of one's nature from being revealed
• Hyde has a key

  Able to transcend the balance between appearance and reality
• Doors


  Metaphor of transition in the novel, and the theme of transition is closely linked to that of appearance and reality
• Oxymoron "shady lawyers"


  Ironic as they should be delivering justice but in fact are exploitative criminals themselves
• Utterson defies the stereotype of "shady lawyers"
• Overall form of the novella

  Acts as an extended metaphor for the theme of appearance vs reality
• Chapter titles


  Relatively understated, and do not provoke emotion in the reader whereas their contents are composed of mystery and fear
• The juxtaposition of chapter titles and contents further emphasises the dual themes of appearance vs reality