Reflective Blog

"I cant wait to go to Disney!" I remember saying those exact words the summer my parents told me we were going. I was so excited because it was my first time going. We stayed there for about a week, and the wether was wonderful. It wasnt only my family that went, there were a lot of other people that came with us, which made it even more fun. I can still remember 'till this day, how I felt and how glad I was.

It was a wonderful experience to go to Disney. Everything seemed so peaceful and calm. It seemed like nothing would go wrong and no one wanted to leave. We went to all the kingdoms and went on almost all the rides. Even when it rained, it was still a lot of fun because we were still all together. Everything about that trip is still very clear to me. I would love to go back to Disney one day!

Persuasive Argument

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Mr. Hyde has murdered Sir Danvers Carew and should be put in jail. He did a horrible crime and needs to be put away so he doesnt do it again. This man has problems in the mind and we cant take the chance of this happening again. If the victim was someone related to you, you would want him to go to jail under any circumstances. I believe that we should to the right thing and have Mr. Hyde put in jail.

Character/Theme

There are many themes Stevenson might have been trying to convey through out the story. One of them could be about appearance. In the story, when Mr. Hyde is mentioned, Stevenson discribes him as ugly and short and makes him sound like the bad guy. From human nature, we tend to get a first impression about a personand judge. So from the discribtion of Mr. Hyde, you might think of him as evil. Stevenson might be doing this on purpose to show the reader not to judge a person based on his appearance.

"Story of the Door" Reaction

Through out the chapter, "Story of the Door", there were many memorable moments. One that stood out to me is when the man, Mr. Hyde, trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground. As Enfield is telling the story, he said "it wasnt like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut". This moment makes me think that he man who walked over the girls body might have a mental condition because what he did is not normal. The article I read was about mental illness and what the man did reminds me of that article. A theme that might be potentially implied through this moment in the text is that not all people do what is expected.

Mental Illness in the 19th Century

From the article, Mental Illness in the 19th Century by Carrie Hughes tought me about what happened in the 19th century to people with mental illnesses. People blamed mental illness on witchcraft and demonic possession. They would be imprisoned, sent to alms houses, or remained untreated at home. Dorothea Dix wanted a humane treatment-based care after seeing what the mental illness people go through. “Moral treatment” was a prevalent school of treatment in the United States. At first people didnt didnt care much about mental illness and didnt want to be around the people that had it, but later on people wanted to discover a way to cure it.