The Structure of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

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The hosts discuss the surprise in the book's structure, where it is mostly told from the perspective of a character named Gabriel John Utterson rather than Dr. Jekyll. They highlight the delayed introduction of Jekyll and early introduction of Hyde through a disturbing incident involving a little girl. They also explore Utterson's pursuit of Hyde and the introduction of other characters like Jekyll, Lanyon, and Danvers Carew.

Craig and Andrew team up with their evil selves this week to read Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Well, not really. But in honor of our 20th episode, we did both read the book this week, mixing up our usual format a bit.

What follows is a discussion on the duality of man, abridged books, and that thing that happens when stories like this gloss over scientific explanations so as to avoid boring the audience.

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