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A 7 page essay briefly examining the life of the author of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and how his life and times affected how he recast the ancient struggle between good and evil that thrives in the heart of every man. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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his father he did not want to study engineering,-- he wanted to be a writer. So his father put him in Law School--gain with no success. It was just as
well that Stevensons father ended up supporting him as a writer, because his son was sick all the time anyway. "He had a bronchial condition like tuberculosis which made
him choke and hemorrhage and turned ordinary colds and exhaustion into life-threatening illnesses" (Keen). Because of his precarious health, he traveled abroad a great
deal in search of the best climate to live in. Back in the 19th century travel between the continents meant long sea travel--hence his sea adventure stories, "Treasure Island" and
"Kidnapped". These stories were remarkably part-real- life adventures, in spite being boy and later a man who could barely breath when exerting himself, and who looked as though, he
could do little more than stare out the porthole and day dream. Being chronically ill was probably very frustrating for him. In spite of this illness thought, he wrote very
prolifically in the years before his death. One of the works he wrote was not his usual sea faring adventure but a psychological drama that was ahead of its
time: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Written in during the last part of his life, Stevensons story was an immediate success. It has since
been adapted for stage and screen many times over. It is not because of its plot, the characters or the dialogue, but the issues it raises about the human
spirit and its dark side. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde has been called a gothic psychomythic tale "psychomythic tale which "deals more overtly and in more modern fashion with
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