Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Inside every man, lurks a monster!
In 1886, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson created one of his most famous novels, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The book deals with the idea of every person's inner evil and how a person can have more than one personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr Jekyll, one
apparently good and the other evil; completely opposite levels of
morality. The book has had such an impact that the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" have even become part of the English language, meaning someone who acts differently from one situation to the next.
You can read the entire novella here:
The story has remained a favourite of readers for all of these years, and because of its evil antagonist, Mr. Hyde, it is often adapted for use around Halloween. Looney Tunes, especially, has had no less than 2 different adaptations of the story used in its cartoon shorts. I have included these for your viewing pleasure:
The idea of Mr. Hyde was also used in an episode of Scooby-Doo and dozens of other reproductions:
For anyone looking for a short, Halloween themed read for your independent book talk, this is a great story of good and evil and is only 118 pages long.
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