In Laurence's (2010) critical assessment of "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", it was found that the duality was the central theme. In the short story, the theme of duality is that of two personalities (opposite and antagonistic). The character of Jekyll can be psychoanalyzed as the superego of human consciousness which attempts to control its physical impulses (Edward Jekyll). However, when the id is repressed rather than integrated into a functioning psyche, the individual's behavior will become increasingly erratic (Laurence and Mazzeno, 2010, para.3). Jekyll's repression grew and manifested, causing him to lose control. As Jekyll cannot control his alter ego Hyde, Hyde begins to take control of him by resorting to extreme forms of repression. Jekyll2). Hyde and Jekyll are one; Hyde is the mask that Jekyll wears to avoid the consequences of his crimes. Padnick (2012) believes that the story has been misinterpreted because Jekyll and Hyde are seen as different people. Jekyll uses Hyde for the thrill; the inability to understand Jekyll's need for freedom leads to a misunderstanding of the true explanation of the story. Jekyll and Hyde become one because he remembers everything while Hyde wanders the streets at night. Jekyll is not the good person he seems to be. Hyde was not created by chance, that was his intention. Jekyll was deeply repressed and hid his violent sexual urges. Jekyll and Hyde are one, Hyde is Jekyll's repressed nature which allows a form of escape from the top of society. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The article considered different aspects to explain the story. Due to the book's publication in 1886 during the late Victorian era, this influenced the curiosity of the book. The comparison is not simply between good and evil but between evolution and degeneration (Buzwell, nd, para.2). The appearance was described in a disgusting manner. Adjectives such as apelike, troglodyte (brutal character) and unhuman. Hyde is unpleasant and hateful. Charles Darwin theorized that humans evolved from an amphibian-like creature. Edward Hyde's was physically detestable because it reminded people of their evolutionary heritage. Buzwell (nd) described the meaning of history as a double life and deceptive appearances. The houses of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were different. Jekyll's house presented an air of wealth and comfort while Hyde's house presented an air of prolonged and sordid neglect (Buzwell, nd, para.3). Others from the double life of Jekyll, other characters like Enfield and Utterson who returned from a mysterious place at three in the morning. All the characters' lives seem innocent, they are dark and sinister when examined