Evil or freedom in the image of Edward Hyde, character of Robert L. Stevenson

Authors

  • Jair Buelvas Caro, JB Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez

Keywords:

freedom, rational and irrational, primary state, social dogmas, order and anarchy, fiction, freedom, rational, order, anarchy

Abstract

In the present essay the moral clash of individuals with nineteenth-century traditions in England is analyzed, taking as model Edward Hyde, character of the work "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", written by Robert Louis Stevenson in the year 1886. It is tried to demonstrate that to reach the freedom it is necessary to transgress the traditions and the laws, putting in fabric of judgment the value of the Good for the man that wants to forge a Being without limits in the normativity the world.

Author Biography

  • Jair Buelvas Caro, JB, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez

    Lingüista y literato de la Universidad de Cartagena. Docente del Proyecto Institucional de Competencias Comunicativas de la Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez, CURN. Escritor. Tallerísta en creación literaria y artística. Coordinador del Club de lectura Bajo Palabra, 2017. Ha sido premiado en diferentes concursos de cuento y poesía en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias.

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Published

2017-12-22

Issue

Vol. 3 (2017): Revista Virtual Portal de las Palabras

Section

Ensayo

License

Licencia Creative Commons
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional.

How to Cite

Evil or freedom in the image of Edward Hyde, character of Robert L. Stevenson. (2017). Portal De Las Palabras, 3, 20-25. https://revistas.uninunez.edu.co/portaldelaspalabras/article/view/1041