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NadiaKaveh
Ms.Gardner
HonorsEnglish10/p.6
20October2015
TheStrangeCasesofRobertLouisStevenson

BorderlinePersonalityDisorder.
NationalInstituteofMentalHealth.
NationalInstituteof
MentalHealth,2001.Web.21Oct.2015.

WithinthepamphletinwhichNationalInstituteofMentalHealthincludesintheirarticleof
BorderlinePersonalityDisorder,theideaofpsychologicalhealthisexplored.The
authorsrangeininformationfromcausesthatleadtothedisorder,toclinicaltrials,and
eventowhoisatrisk.Furthermore,itisaddressedhowthevictimofthedisorderfeels
whenputindifferentsettings.Byexploringtheseconcepts,thearticleisconnectedto
thepsychologicalbook,
TheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde,
whichsimilarlyis
filledwithideasofthepersonalitydisorder.

Theformatinwhichthearticleisarrangedinhelpsthereaderfullyunderstandthe
conceptsthatareexplored.Theauthorsdiscussmanytopicsoftheillness,whichin
mostcaseswouldbehardforthereadertoprocess,yetinthewaytheyorganizethe
article,thereaderisgivenaclearimageofwhatitistheyareexploring.Thearticle
includesinformativeandprecisedictiontoemphasizetheeffectsofthementalillness.


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Withinthearticle,itisportrayedthatthereismuchmoretoDr.Jekyllthanwhatmeets
thereaderseye.

Campbell,Charles."WomenandSadisminStrangeCaseofDrJekyllandMrHyde:'Cityina
Nightmare'."EnglishLiteratureinTransition1880192057.3(2014):309+.Literature
ResourceCenter.Web.9Nov.2015.

ThroughoutCharlesCampbell'scritic,thetopicofsexismisbroughtupandanalyzed
furthertoportraythemindsetthatStevensonhadwhilewritingthenovel.Itisrepeated
thatwomenareillustratedasbeingonewithstreetlife,whilemenaredoctors,lawyers,
businessmen,andmore,causingCampbelltodrawtheconclusionthatStevensonhad
genderrolesinhismindwhilewritingthenovella.Campbell'smainpointsof
disapprovingsexismaredepictedinhiscriticismofStevenson'snovel.

Campbellfocusesonprovinghisclaimsbyincludingnumerousquotesfromthenovella
tosupporthisthoughtsofsexismthatisshowninStevenson'swork.Thearticleis
formattedtofirstmakeadeclarationandthenuseexamplestocreateaclear
understandingofthemainfocusoftheessay.Byusingprecisewordsanddiction,
CampbelldevelopsaninsightfulessaythatshowsandprovesthatStevensonusesthe
ideaofsexisminhiswork.


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Daiches,David."RobertLouisStevenson|BritishAuthor."EncyclopediaBritannicaOnline.
EncyclopediaBritannica,n.d.Web.08Nov.2015.
Daiches'articleontheauthorof
TheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde,
Robert
LouisStevenson,discussesthemainpointsoftheBritishauthor'slife,includinghisearly
life,hisnovels,andhislaterlife.Thearticlecontinuestoexaminehisworksindepthto
recognizethedifferentsituationsinStevenson'slifeduringthetimehewrotesomeofhis
mostfamouspiecesofliterature.Anotheraspectthatisencounteredduringthearticle
writtenbyDaichesisStevenson'sepidemicthatflippedhislifearound,whichleadtothe
writingof
TheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde.

ThebiographyofStevensonisdividedintotheimportantaspectsofthefamousauthor's
life,whichincludehisyounglife,romanticnovels,lifeinthesouthseas,and
assessments.Daichesincludesthesesectionstoprovidethereaderwithclearand
insightfulinformationabouttheauthorofmanyfamousnovels.Thepreciseandsimple
dictionincludedmakesthearticlereadableforanyagegroup,whichassistsinthe
overalleffectofthearticle.

Haxton,H.R.."AManofLetters."TheFortnightlyReview.N.p.,14Nov.2009.Web.08Nov.
2015.

TheinterviewwithRobertLouisStevensoninvestigatestheaspectsthatinspiredthe
worldknownauthortowritehismultiplenovelsthatfallintomanygenres.Withinthe
interview,Stevensonsuggeststhathisnovelsarenotveryhardtofollow,thathiswishis


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nottoconfusetheaudienceyet,hemostcertainlydoesn'twantto"makeafetish"ofhis
"reader'sdullness".Astheinterviewgoeson,hismainpointschangetohispassionfor
writingandtheaspectofnoleadrolesofwomenappearinginhisnumerousnovelsfor
thesoulpurposethathebelievesthatthey"arenotimportantelements".

TheinterviewofStevensonbeginswithHaxtongivingtheaudienceanexplanationof
howhehasgottentheopportunitytointerviewandbackgroundonStevensontomake
thereadermoreknowledgeablebeforegoingfurtherwiththeinterview.Althoughthe
articleisveryinsightful,itlackscleardictionthat,ifincluded,wouldaddtotheoverall
informationitcontributes.Theformathowevercomprisesofquestionsthatflowwell
togetherandleadoffofoneanother,whichcreatesaninsightfularticleaboutthewriter
of
TheStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.Hyde.

Rosner,Mary."'ATotalSubversionofCharacter':Dr.Jekyll'sMoralInsanity."
Victorian
Newsletter
93(Spring1998):2731.Rpt.in
NineteenthCenturyLiteratureCriticism
.
Ed.KathyD.Darrow.Vol.228.Detroit:Gale,2010.
LiteratureResourceCenter.

Web.1Nov.2015.

RosnerscriticalarticleconsistsofdeeplyinvestigatingStevensonsassumption
ofJekyll/HydehavingBorderlinePersonalityDisorder.Throughoutthearticle,she
arguesthatStevensonhadnoreasontosuggestthatJekyll/Hydehadthisspecific
disorder:thatabroader,moreimmensesuggestionwouldhavecontributedthe


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sametotheoveralleffectofthenovel.However,Rosnerendsthearticlewiththe
conclusionthatStevensonmayhaveinfactusedthisdiagnostictoshutdown
controversialdebatesthatmayhavestartedifnodiagnosticwasincluded.

Thearticlebeginswithbackgroundandhistoryofmentalillnesses,including
examplesofdifferentdisorders.Rosnerorganizesthearticletostrategicallyease
intothetopicofthespecificmentalillnessthatisincludedinStevensonsnovel.
Withinthepieceofliterature,preciseandflowingbodyparagraphsarecomprised
inwhichcomplexdictionisusedtorhetoricallyquestionStevensonsthoughts.
Bystartingthearticlewithquestionsthatpersuadethereadertothinkthat
Stevensoncouldhavethoughtmoredeeplywhilewriting,yetendingthearticle
withwhatcouldhavebeenthereasonforthewayhewrote,Rosnercreatesan
articlethatoffersinsightfulcriticismonthenovel.

SegalJeanne,Ph.D."BorderlinePersonalityDisorders."BorderlinePersonalityDisorder:
Symptoms,Treatment,andRecovery.N.p.,n.d.Web.08Nov.2015.

Segal'sinformativeandcleararticleaboutBorderlinePersonalityDisorderranges
fromthesymptomsofthementalillness,tosolutionsforpeoplewiththeillnessin
certainsituations.Theauthoralsogivesknowledgeableinformationaboutthe
backgroundofthepersonalitydisorderthataffectssomanypeopleeven
includingthoughtsthatmanypeoplediagnosedwiththedisorderhave.Theway


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inwhichtheBorderlinePersonalityDisorderisaddressedrelatestothestrange
caseofthedisorderthatJekyll/Hydeencountered.

ThearticlewrittenbyJeanneSegalstartswithanintroductionthattellsthe
audienceto"picture"themselves"onshiftingsands",givingthereaderafeelfor
whatthediagnosedpersonfeelslikeonadailybasisthishelpinggiveaprecise
understandingofthedailystruggles.Enclosedinthenextfewparagraphsofthe
articlearesymptomsanddiagnosticsofthedisorder,inwhichassistsfortheidea
ofmakingthosewhothinktheyhavethedisorderfeelmore"normal".Theauthor
contributestoprovidingeasytofollowandinformativedictioninherarticleabout
thecommonpersonalitydisorder.

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