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David Barnett
5/23/2020 12:58:35 am
I discussed the church of satan a little bit during one of my blogs this week, but I think it applies here, too. Hyde, on his most basic level, represents freedom, freedom from morals, freedom from status, and freedom from reputation. It's portrayed a bit more towards the evil side of things, but I would've preferred Hyde to be less negative, and more indulgent, and that's what the church of Satan represents. It's a way to rebel against the judgment the Christian religion places on those that seek pleasure and self-indulgent physical desires that Christians avoid by choosing to indulge yourself, to worship yourself and do what you please. It doesn't encourage self-destruction, but to embrace life rather than the afterlife. In a way, that's why Hyde exists, to teach Jekyll what it's like to truly live without all those restrictions.
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Alex Tischer
5/24/2020 04:28:26 pm
Loved the insight at the end man, this story is also a deeply moving one for me. It reminds me of the Yin Yang as well, but this story is a step further in that the yin has its own yang. That’s kinda deep but I love that it isn’t just archetypal good and bad, but ventures beyond that into the intricacy and complexity that our true lives take on. Wonderful analysis.
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5/24/2020 07:08:00 am
Yasel,
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