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To truly appreciate the greatness of the short psychological thriller and science fiction novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, one must approach this 19th century novel with new eyes, unfettered by the recent film versions of the tale, and of the common cultural knowledge of what transpires over the novel's last few pages. Even people who have never read the book or seen a film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ‘know what happens' at the climax and ‘know' the truth or spoiler ending, that the two protagonists or adversaries are the same man, both warring for one body. Even people whom have watched Looney Toon cartoons and seen other parodies of Stevenson have become aware of the novel's cultural significance—to say someone has a Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde personality means they are of a divided self, one good and one bad half both in character.
In other words, as a work of art and fiction today the novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde labors under the unfortunate......

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