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Once Upon A Time...

Once upon a time there was a child who was very behind on his homework The Sunday before school was upon him and he began to lurk He noticed that it was the beginning of the new semester And he chose to continue his streak of being a slacker SO HE GOT A NEW FREEBIE AND USED IT RIGHT AWAY!!!

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (and Mr. Seek)

I chose the excerpt from Chapter 1 for Mr. Hyde and the excerpt from Chapter 3 for Dr. Jekyll The first thing to point out is that when Mr. Hyde is being described he is being described by Mr. Enfield based on a memory but Dr. Jekyll is being described through his very own actions and his conversation with Mr. Utterson.  As shown in the first excerpt, Hyde is initially described as a hideous and deformed man by Enfield and he says that he has never disliked anyone as much as Hyde.  And this is all based on looks and his appearance.  There is no evidence or reasoning to him disliking Hyde.  Mr. Enfield describes him as very "extraordinary".  As shown in the second excerpt, Dr. Jekyll is talking and using a very prestige vocabulary, showing his intelligence.  He also is described as a caring man who shows a sincere and warm affection towards Utterson and a man with a smooth face and a stylish cast.  At the end of the conversation when Utterson brings...