Analysis of Themes of Good vs. Evil in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde A fact is that good people do bad things, but a good question is: “do they do bad things” that make them an evil person? In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, good versus evil is a real struggle; religion also plays an important role in this book (Meg). There are many authors who have noticed these issues and have talked about them over the years. First of all, the main theme of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is good versus evil. In the novel, Mr. Utterson compares the inhabitants to swindlers and thieves by saying that the saleswomen are more ungodly by inviting people into their shops (Stevenson 10). Then Mrs. Moss explains how Dr. Jekyll describes as a part of the duality of his personality, Mr. Utterson is saying that Mr. Hyde is evil and Dr. Jekyll is good or could be redeemed by religion as she is saying that Mr. Jekyll he is evil and Dr. Jekyll is good or could be redeemed by religion. Hyde was a dark and evil person. This quote also goes back to what Seidel said about how today people use the term Jekyll and Hyde for good and evil. Wright says that Dr.Jekyll thinks he can end the career of his evil side, Mr.Hyde, by combining passion and emotion, Robert writes this in the book, Reg Wright points this out. Doctor Jekyll doesn't like his other side, the evil side, so good is trying to defeat evil people here (Wright). Another example is when he says “Inclined to counter Heresy. It said quantity, I let my brother go to hell like his son! In this character he often had the fortune of being a lost respectable acquaintance and the last good influence in life or declining men (Stevenson 9). Mr. Utterson is saying that he believes his brother is evil and has gone down evil ways, but he believes that he is the last good person. When he talks about heresy and the devil this is his religious statement, so there is both good and good in this statement too. An example is when Joyce Moss says how Christians believe that humans and animals were both created by God, but others believe that animals are lower forms of life like the solitary creatures of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.HYde, as how a simple chemical substance was enough to transform Dr. Jekyll into an animal-like being (Moss 378). Furthermore, when it is pointed out that wickedness could be created under holiness and respectability, says Philip Jenkins, he also says that Stevenson's book focuses mainly on religion and good and evil spirits and I believe this is right (Jenkins). In this novel God and Satan have a prominent place. Dr. Jekyll is more pro-God and Mr. Hyde is more like Satan (Shmoop). Moss also says that young Dr. Jekyll's sins are the result of Mr. Hyde's evil actions in the novel. Even now Dr. Jekyll is ashamed of those actions (Moss 381). Mr. Utterson was forced to think deeply about how hard and mean life is and how much evil lies at the root of religion, but he was forced to think about what lies at the root of religion and pain (Stevenson