Jeykll and Hyde - Number Four

Authors Note

Throughout every chapter of this novella, biblical references from, specifically, the Our Father prayer, jumped out to me like nothing else did. Each word of the verse can directly vary in the mess Henry Jeykll brought upon himself.

“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name”. The gracious and holy man who created the world we live in today sees us as all great and wonderful people; he believes his children deserve a second chance under the conditions of the original sin. Dr. Jeykll, much like the lord, showed compassion and respect to men as if they could act as his brothers- exhibiting a positive label to this special name for so many people.

“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”.  The sincerity Jeykll elutes as a holy, angelic beam of heavenly energy in comparison to the cynical, devious energy his own alter ego projected of him. The gentle half of this distorted man enlightened the people around him with the grace that heaven could even provide- explicating the initial polar duality of the two.

“Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us”. While the world turned its back to old Henry Jeykll, causing him enough craze and dysfunction to perform such a task as to become another, he directed himself down a destiny of disoriented despair. Mr. Utterson held out his hand along the way to help find an answer to the madness he felt all around him. A serving of daily bread provides a stepping stone in order to achieve forgiveness; forgiveness of the sins Utterson sensed had occurred stirred his insides but other outcomes had a potential for positivity.

“And lead us not into temptation”.  Temptation circled Jeykll like a hawk until its unattainable annoyance lead to the resort of indulging pains, physical disarray, and an unstable mental outlook. The possibilities sparked his interest into the shoes of a new man, a new set of eyes, a new set of problems. Temptation intoxicated his body and brain both figuratively and literally, leaving his own life with an eternal sin as a price to pay.

“But deliver us from evil. Amen.”