#victor's jekyll and hyde

[prometheusreanimation]

OH MY! THIS!

One thing I love about this book is that you're allowed to sit there and question literally everything Stevenson presents us.

We know Jekyll is not a reliable narrator when we finally start to get his side of the story. But how much blind faith can we put in Lanyon's perspective?

Not to say I don't trust Lanyon! His tale is presented like an accurate assessment of what happened the night Jekyll revealed the truth to Lanyon. He transcribes Jekyll's letter, notes his own opinions and actions, and provides detailed observations of his first impressions of Hyde.

But then, once the truth is revealed, once Lanyon finally puts to paper the truth of Jekyll & Hyde so that Utterson may one day know, he cuts his narrative off.

In the last paragraph, he refuses to tell us what was discussed with Jekyll following the transformation. Maybe from trauma, maybe from some protective urge towards his old colleague, or maybe to spare poor, unsuspecting Utterson from any further horrors.

Stevenson purposely leaves this all unsaid, and we move on to Jekyll's attempt to defend himself.

But how much of his story did Lanyon leave out?

And how damning would the full truth be towards Jekyll?

[cosmicisbored]

the father the son and the holy fuck

[linnytheseagull]

A gothic literature hyperfixation has possessed me so I made this

(This took way longer to make than it reasonably should have)

[cyborgsheep]

I'd like to see them have a nice discussion.

（Another color）

[kurakuradon]

ambition/arrogance/madness

[potato-lord-but-not]

!!!!! some mad scientists for the spooky season !!!! go snatch some stickers bb !!

[acrazyvictorianscientist]

[mifink]

henry jekyll 🤝 victor frankenstein

fucking around and finding out

[ereyies]

i love my gothic literature menaces and they love me

+bonus

he’s not gonna pretend he’s on the phone because he meant every word and wants him to hear it

[festerwounds]

gothic literature iz my superwholock

[grantaire-s1mp]

Waistcoats make men 100% hotter, change my mind.

[frankendykez]

posting this bc of @clawtistic's shadowban

[cosmicisbored]

the pinnacle of men

bonus

[linnytheseagull]

Here's how to spot a Mad Scientist:

Is very smart in a specific field

Probably hasn't slept in the past 4 days

Depressed

Slowly decends into madness/spirals/gets obsessed over something to the point where they destroy their lives over it

Here are other minor signs you might want to look out for (doesn't apply to all Mad Scientist):

Very pathetic. A loser, if you will

Is gay

Wears glasses

Has a best friend who is extremely friendly and also a poet

Graying hair despite their relatively youthful appearance

Can be a little bit silly (as a treat)

Note that not all Mad Scientists are actual scientists. The Mad Scientist can be disguised as something else and may try to trick you; do not be fooled. Look for these traits to identify a real wild Mad Scientist.

Now you are ready to go out into the wild and find your very own Mad Scientists to hyperfixate on for the next month! Hope this helped❤️

[tart-miano]

angry that your parody has a degree and you don't, victor

[kurakuradon]

baby time pictures 🚂🧸🪀