Question

Which theme does this passage best support? Evil can never truly hide itself. It is important to trust your instinct. Utterson and the servants find Hyde’s body. The men continue to look for Dr. Jekyll.

Answer 1

Irony and the fallibility of man. The first statement is true, in many ways. The evil of Dr. Jekyll could not be contained and eventually led to his demise. The irony, though, is that to the men searching for Dr. Jekyll, his evil has found the ultimate hiding place. For this reason, the statement could also be perceived as untrue--and the person stating it, therefore, fallible.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. It is important to trust your instinct

Explanation:

What theme does this passage best support?

A. It is important to trust your instinct.

B. Secrets isolate people.

C. Some actions cannot be forgiven.

D. Evil can never truly hide itself.

The answer is A. I just got this correct.

the passage is:

“Quite so, sir,” returned Poole. “Well, when that masked thing like a monkey jumped from among the chemicals and whipped into the cabinet, it went down my spine like ice. O, I know it’s not evidence, Mr. Utterson; I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!”

–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,

Robert Louis Stevenson