'Jekyll and Hyde' Chapter 1: The Story of The Door
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I can explore the importance of setting in the opening chapter of ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’.
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Both the door and the lack of window links to concealment and mystery
The door is a threshold, linking to the gothic trope of liminality
The appearance of the door suggests disregard for the facade of respectability expected in gentile Victorian society
The door is an important threshold to starting the mystery that novella looks to solve
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