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How does this excerpt connect to the theme "Appearances shape people’s opinions”?
Mr. Hyde is afraid of being caught and punished.
Mr. Hyde is ashamed of his ill-fitting clothing.
Dr. Jekyll feels shocked at his previous episodes of violence.
Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde.
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Choose statements 2 and 4.
- 2 ("Mr. Hyde is ashamed of his ill-fitting clothing"): directly ties appearance to social judgement — Hyde’s clothes (his outward appearance) cause shame and mark him as other, which shapes how people see and treat him.
- 4 ("Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde"): shows that simply looking like Hyde changes how others will judge and respond to him, so appearance carries real social consequences.
Statements 1 and 3 describe internal feelings (fear of punishment, shock at violence) rather than how appearance affects others’ opinions, so they don’t directly support that theme.
- 2 ("Mr. Hyde is ashamed of his ill-fitting clothing"): directly ties appearance to social judgement — Hyde’s clothes (his outward appearance) cause shame and mark him as other, which shapes how people see and treat him.
- 4 ("Dr. Jekyll knows he is in danger when he looks like Mr. Hyde"): shows that simply looking like Hyde changes how others will judge and respond to him, so appearance carries real social consequences.
Statements 1 and 3 describe internal feelings (fear of punishment, shock at violence) rather than how appearance affects others’ opinions, so they don’t directly support that theme.
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