“adaptations of Hyde demonstrate the ways in which monstrosity can be repurposed for good and how it becomes necessary to combat true evil”

“they encourage readers and audiences to rethink what makes one a hero or a monster, and they ultimately argue for monstrosity to be a requisite of a modern day hero”

“degeneration theorists suggested that the degenerate figure is one who is unhealthy, abnormal, and deformed and who can pass such traits to offspring”

“the monster figure is, first, timely with its ability to embody and incite fin de siecle anxieties and, second, timeless through its adaptations and their arousal of twentieth- and twenty-first century concerns”

“all humans have the capacity to be a monster- to appear as atavistic reversions of an uncontrollable version of man”

“The human within the monster – his compassion, sympathy and caring – encourages him to act on behalf of others rather than himself, propelling him to hero status”

“Over time, Stevenson’s story and characters have been manipulated to fit particular relevant thematic discussions and symbolic representations in order to appropriately tap into the contemporary moment”