In the book Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson uses imagery, diction, and details to create a creepy mood. The story takes place in Victorian London. The story’s mood is creepy and so is the setting. The setting of London is dreary-foggy, dark, and poorly lit with gas lamps that were used to light the streets. That’s pretty creepy. The fog was also worse than it is today due to coal fires used for heat. The book Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde has many more evidence on why this book creates a creepy mood just like the setting. Robert Louis Stevenson creates a creepy mood by using imagery. I can say this because on page 49 of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde it says, “The door...was blistered and distained”. If someone were to come across a door that…show more content… For example, on page 122 it says, “Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged…”. The reason why this quote creates a creepy mood is because hell is, described from the bible, not a pleasant place. The spirit of hell awaking in someone wouldn’t be pleasant as well, so it will be pretty creepy. Another reason is because on page 50 it says “It wasn’t like a man;it was like some damned juggernaut”. A juggernaut is an object that crushes everything in its path. So when the reader thinks of a full grown man crushing everything in its path, it creates a creepy mood. Just think about Mr.Hyde and the little girl. What was he basically doing in the incident of the child? He was “destroying” what was in his way. The last evidence of why diction is used to create a creepy mood is because on page 49. On page 49, it says, “sinister block of building”. Sinister means giving the impression that something is harmful or evil. If the reader were to come across a sinister building, it would be pretty creepy. Diction uses many descriptive words that help create a creepy mood such as juggernaut and…show more content… I can prove this because on page 49 it says, “A black winter morning”. The color black is used as a creepy color(sometimes)so if the reader thinks of a black winter morning, it is pretty creepy. Another reason is on page 81. It says, “He had his death warrant written legibly on his face”. A death warrant is an official order for the execution of a condemned person. When the reader thinks of a death warrant written LEGIBLY on someone's face, it doesn't seem very pleasant. The last piece of evidence is on page 50. It says, “but gave me oe look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running”. Somethings are so ugly, it's creepy. So for someone to give someone else a look that made them sweat had to have been pretty creepy. Using details is a pretty good way to show how creepy Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde really is. For example, the look:it gave the reader enough detail to tell how creepy it was. In the book Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson uses imagery, diction, and details to create a creepy mood. For imagery it was the door, the decaying man, and the man trampling the little girl. For diction it was the use of the following words:hell, juggernaut, and sinister. For detail it was the black winter morning, the death warrant, and the ugly look. All of these examples clearly gives specific examples of how this book creates a creepy mood through imagery, diction, and
