My Mind Says Yes, My Heart Says No

Author's Note - In the last few chapters of Jekyll and Hyde, Hyde's evil personality begins to overpower Jekyll. Even though a chemical susbtance is used for this drastic transformation, this entire situation can relate to how peer pressure filling the school hallways can change a person.

I look around me and I'm not sure where I belong. 
The distinctive cliche groups of humanity surrounding me attack me with their manipulating words. 
My peers hand out cigarettes like it is their second nature and alcohol like it is a necesity.
Like everyone else, they say, "Relax, everyone does it" or "it's the cool thing to do".
My thoughts circle through my mind like a stampeding bull, trying to figure out exactly what is "right" or "wrong".
My mind is telling me yes, that it is okay, but my heart is telling me no.
Confidently, I said no to those bad influences.
No.
A simple no was all the it took to make me realize that I truly do know where I belong.

Charisma

Author's Note - I believe that the aspect of being prejudice is beginning to peak in these last few chapters. Lanyon understands that the less that he understands a person, the less he has the ability to judge them.

A person's appearance does not define who a person really is.

Deep underneath the skin they live in, a distinctive personality courses through their blood.

Digging deeper into the body, emotions and feelings are stored inside of the intricate, delicate heart.

Peers and oblivious strangers evaluate a person's presence because they may look different, or maybe even prettier than themselves.

Jealousy and snarky remarks can pierce a person's personality, and possibly disable it forever.

People's personalities are fragile, and some people need to realize that judgmental comments are deadly.  

Forever Friends

Author’s Note – This novel is quite an interesting one. I believe that this story has a sense of ambiguity to it so far, because it is very unclear of how the characters feel about themselves and toward one another.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde comprise of what is known to be a love-hate relationship. Mutually, they have a life-long friendship with various reminiscences that both will not fail to remember. This friendship has led the men to an uncanny future, in which those mutual feelings are vanishing. But, when reading the novel, it is unclear to the readers of how the men feel. Indirectly, I feel the readers have to really dig deep into the story to understand the crazy, little world Jekyll and Hyde are living in. Personally I don’t know how the men are feeling toward one another; there is a sense of ambiguity floating through my mind. Although Hyde appears to be making some appalling choices, Jekyll probably fears losing his life-long friendship with him. According to Jekyll, “I have really a very great interest in poor Hyde. I know you have seen him; he told me so; and I fear he was rude. But I do sincerely take a great, very great interest in that young man” (58). Jekyll and Hyde maintain a very powerful friendship, but every friendship eventually begins to crumble due to lack of stability. I fear that this friendship will plummet in the upcoming chapters, for the benefits of the will. I don’t think the end of this friendship will be pleasant, but I guess we will have to wait and see.