Duality In Victor Stevenson's Monster

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Stevenson’s “monster” is not artificially made by means of science but rather appears to be fully formed out of the shadow self of the human personality. Jekyll splits his consciousness into two, so that the decent side of his personality tries to suppress his wishes and the immoral side runs wild in an attempt to fulfil these animal desires. Wilde, in comparison, is not using the image of a split personality but instead uses the Faustian bargain to show duality.
While Victor Frankenstein is horrified and disgusted by his creation and cannot stand the sight, Basil Hallward is blinded by his “masterpiece”. Even though Dorian questions his development – especially after Sybil’s death –, he leaves these questions behind and continues. This can
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