FICTION ANALYSIS

Fiction Analysis: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1. Robert Louis Stevenson's story revolves around the point of view of Gabriel Utterson, a lawyer. As he tries to discover the problems of his fellow friend Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a murder case involving a suspect named Edward Hyde. As the story continues, we find out slightly more information about the two and how they relate.  At the climax of the story, it is assumed that Mr. Hyde had murdered Dr. Jekyll, and locked himself in Jekyll's home. They find Mr. Hyde had killed himself, and with Dr. Jekyll no where to be find. However it was discovered that Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll were the same person based off letters that Utterson read from Dr. Lanard and Dr. Jekyll.
2. One of the themes that I got from this story is the problems of addiction. The concoction/potion that Jekyll would drink would allow him to morph into Hyde. Even after he told himself that he would quit turning back into Hyde, he still did it. Until at one point he couldn't change back into his regular self.
3. Stevenson's uses both a mysterious and unsettling tone.
1. "The last, I think; for O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend." - Gabriel Utterson
2. "...and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground." - Richard Enfield
3. "...and in that case, can we venture to declare this suicide? O, we must be careful. i foresee that we may yet involve your master in some dire catastrophe." - Gabriel Utterson
4. Literary Elements/Techniques:
1. Symbolism - Concoction/potion symbolizes a form of addiction.
2. Oxymoron - "...trampled calmly..." - Richard Enfield/Page.6
3. Irony - It is ironic that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person because they have two completely different features and characteristics.
4. Point of View - Third person, limited
5. Setting - England in the late 1800s
6. Genre - Thriller, Mystery, Drama
7. Allusion - "'I incline to Cain's heresy,' he used to say quaintly: 'i let my brother go to the devil in his own way.'" Refers to Cain and Abel of the Bible.

PEER REVIEW

Valentina Alvarado (http://valvaradorhs14exposcomp.blogspot.com/): I can see a lot of her own personality expressed in her blog. For example, the color font she uses. I can't remember the last time I saw Tina turn in an assignment without there being some type of color in it. 9/10

Maggie Guia (http://maggie-guia.tumblr.com/): I like what she did by using Tumblr instead of using the generic Blogspot that everyone uses. She has all of her assignments organized in her archive section. Font is a little too small, but besides that it looks good. 8/10

Matt Reynolds (http://mattrey18exposcomp.blogspot.com/): Matt seems very open with expressing his opinions. Like the fact that he added a bio, and a link to his Twitter page in order to keep up with his activities. It seems as if he is keeping his blog up to date. 8/10

Alina Ramirez (http://alinaexpository.blogspot.com/): I like the ideas she expressed in one of her most recent post, where we must live on making decisions and how they will effect us. Just like me, she needs to update her blog. 7/10

Daniel Alvarez (http://danielexpository.blogspot.com/): For Daniel's blog I was expecting him to take about his passion, food. The font and the background are almost the same color, so it makes it a little hard to read. 7/10

MY OWN VOCAB #2

Behooves - it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something

Extremities - the furthest point or limit of something

Immobilization - fixation of a body part in order to promote proper healing

Outpace - go, rise, or improve faster than

Anatomy - the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms

Physiology - the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts

Paramedic - a person who is trained to do medical work, esp. emergency first aid, but is not usually a fully qualified physician

Interpersonal - of or relating to relationships or communication between people

Technician - a person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory

Adaptive - characterized by or given to adaptation

Intravenous Therapy - is the infusion of liquid substances directly into a vein

Trauma - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience

Echocardiograms -  test of the action of the heart using ultrasound waves to produce a visual display, used for the diagnosis or monitoring of heart disease

Practical - of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas

Esoteric - intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

Cornerstone - a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls

Synthesis - combination or composition, in particular

Analogue - a person or thing seen as comparable to another

Emblazoned - conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something

Chlorination - the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds

FAILURE TO LAUNCH

I'm not talking about the romantic comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey. However I might have gotten the title of this post due to this movie. As you may have already seen/read not much work has been done on my blog. Nothing important has been posted. I feel like I'm missing the rocket fluid I need to finally take off. I do have some fellow rocket scientists trying to assist me with the system failure, but I'm not really taking their advise into consideration. I continue to ignore the fact that work has to be done, and distract myself with other things I value to do than the work I'm expected to do. I question myself periodically wondering if I have made the right decisions. Where have these decisions led me? Do I want to continue doing what I'm doing? I like it here on Earth and I'm not ready to venture into space...yet.

MY OWN VOCAB LIST #1

Insanity - the state of being seriously mentally ill; madnessFit- in good healthRepetition - the action of repeating something that has already been said or writtenResistance - the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument
Endurance - the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way
Oblique - a muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body or limb
Respiration - the action of breathing
Cardio - of or relating to the heart
Sprain - wrench or twist the ligaments violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation
Warm Up - prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand
Muscle Fatigue - is the decline in ability of a muscle to generate force
Pace - the speed or rate at which something happens, changes, or develops
Competent - having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully
ASVAB - The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces
Aptitude - a natural ability to do something