The description of houses is used
by Stevenson as a metaphor for the human psyche. An example of this is like
Jekyll's scientific laboratory, symbolizing the rational and logical side of
his mind. The strong locks and doors symbolize the huge gaps between his psyches,
one side Jekyll, the other one Hyde.
When Poole and Utterson break down the barriers between his scientific
side and everything else- the fear, the panic, all the raw emotions the
employees’ feel- they discover that it is Hyde, not Jekyll who has taken
complete control of his mind. Another observation that can be observed is that
by breaking down the privacy of Jekyll’s laboratory, they force him to commit
suicide, as the two opposing sides cannot truly co-exist.
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