: Society's demand for outward perfection forced individuals to hide their "darker" instincts. Stevenson suggests that this repression only gives those instincts more power.
: Stevenson argues that man is "not truly one, but truly two," and that attempting to physically separate these halves leads to the total destruction of the self. 2. The Critique of Victorian Hypocrisy 21277x
An essay looking into this work (and this specific publication) often focuses on the following core themes: 1. The Duality of Human Nature : Society's demand for outward perfection forced individuals
