Blackbirds, Wolters-Noordhoff
Groningen, 1995
First published in 1886.

I Setting
The story is situated in London in the 19th century. The place and time aren't very important for the story. The story could take place in any other country, at any other time.

II Time
The time covered by the story is a couple of years.

III Structure
The story has a chronological structure, with a few flashbacks.
One of the flashbacks can be found on page 9, where Mr Enfield tells Mr Utterson a story, about a man, who'd collided with a girl and deliberately trampled over her body. Mr Enfield remem­bers this man very good, but he is not able to describe how he looks. The man gave Mr Enfield one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on Mr Enfield like running. Mr Enfield and some bystanders had forced the man, who gave his name as Hyde, to pay damages to the child's family. The man goes into some kind of house and returns with 10 pounds in gold and a cheque for the balan­ce, signed with a name, at least very well-known and often printed.

IV Perspective
When you're reading the story, you're looking through the eyes of the author. You are an outsider.

V Characterization
Dr Henry Jekyll:Dr Henry Jekyll is a well-known person in London. He has a good personality and needs
to keep up his good reputation. He's a round character. You get to know him very well and you find
out what is going on in his mind. In the beginning, he comes up with a drug which makes him
capable of transforming into another person. With this new body, in the appearance of Mr Hyde,
he's able to be bad, but also able to keep up his good reputation as Dr Jekyll. In his statement of the
case, Dr Jekyll gives us his life story. He explains his feelings and explains why...








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