Topic > Characterization of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 709

Hyde illustrates that his inner evil is reflected in his outer exterior. Mr. Utterson, a London lawyer, and Mr. Enfield, a London gentleman, are discussing a strange event that occurred the night before in the same neighborhood where they are taking a Sunday stroll. In this unusual incident, Enfield describes a horrible, horrible man who harmed an innocent child: “It's not easy to describe. There's something wrong with his appearance; something unpleasant, something absolutely detestable…” (Stevenson 12). Mr. Enfield describes the abnormal man as if there is a sense of some unnatural and repugnant characteristics that this man embraces. This characterization of the loathsome man, Mr. Hyde, from Mr. Enfield's use of words indicates that Mr. Hyde's unpleasant actions correspond to his