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My dear Utterson,—When this shall fall into your hands, I shall have disappeared, under what circumstances I have not the penetration to foresee, but my instinct and all the circumstances of my nameless situation tell me that the end is sure and must be early. Go then, and first read the narrative which Lanyon warned me he was to place in your hands; and if you care to hear more, turn to the confession of
“Your unworthy and unhappy friend,
“HENRY JEKYLL.”
–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
Which theme does this passage best support?
Good will always prevail over evil.
Appearances shape people’s opinions.
It is important to trust your instinct.
Evil can never truly hide itself.
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It is important to trust your instinct.
Jekyll explicitly says “my instinct … tell me that the end is sure,” and acts on that feeling by directing Utterson to read Lanyon’s narrative and his confession, showing he follows his intuition about the danger.
Jekyll explicitly says “my instinct … tell me that the end is sure,” and acts on that feeling by directing Utterson to read Lanyon’s narrative and his confession, showing he follows his intuition about the danger.
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