The Mortal Immortal and Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

          Both of the readings this week were rather short in comparison to our past readings but definitely some of my favorite so far. The Mortal Immortal and Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde contained may elements of the traditional gothic novel but added a hint of science to distinguish themselves from our previous readings.
         The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley was the shortest of the two stories which made it a lot easier to read. The story as a whole had a dark undertone that was somewhat intriguing and helped keep my attention.  I enjoyed how the author played up the idea of romanticism and gave it a twist from normal Winzy drank two potions to help his love problems. One of these potions was to create perfect love between him and Bertha, the other was to give him immortality. Whether or not these potions actually helped is up for debate but as far as the narrator is concerned, he has been living for 323 years. In all the story by Mary Shelley was a much needed break from novels like Romance of the Forest which was very tedious to read.
         Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde is looking like it will turn out to be one of my favorite novels read in the class.  I am very interested in the human mind and body so the idea of transforming into a completely different person at night is very intriguing to me. It is very dark in nature and some people today suffer from diseases much like this which alter there personality completely at times. The novel is from the eyes of the Mr. Utterman, in which he tries to understand the twisted life between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is set in London and has many gothic elements such as the architecture, darkness, and suspense that leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. I am very anxious to finish the book and see what is the root of evil between Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Mr. Hyde.