Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Portrays the Culture of the Victorian Era

Culture variations around the world bring uniqueness and identification to each individual. Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought, and through history, the Victorian Era has been one of the most influential times in English history. In the book "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author uses images of crime, urban life, and in heritance to portray the culture of the Victorian Era.
The gruesome crimes committed by Mr Hyde reflect the views of his animalistic and lower class way of behavior. The beginning of the story starts of with the introduction to Mr. Hyde by narrating about the first crime that he commits. …