Relations and Relationships

Perhaps one of the two greatest relations is the one of Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll. It started out with Mr. Utterson meeting Dr. Jekyll, or at least his butler several time, where he got the perception the he was a dear sweet old man with seeming having no relations to Mr. Hyde but he says that he has met him is acquainted to him. Later on Mr. Utterson was invited to a dinner hosted by Dr. Jekyll where soon after he talked with the lawyer to tell him more about his will and that he wants Hyde out of his life. Past that though, Dr. Jekyll has been seeing Mr. Utterson less and less. Around that time as well Mr. Utterson is given a letter from his friend Dr. Lanyon after he has passed away. The surprise inside could change the relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Utterson forever.

The importance of this somewhat close relationship is the fact that Mr. Utterson is so close to finding out who Mr. Hyde is but will be surprised by finding out that it is such a kind and generous man. If there was no actual relation between the two then there would be a lot less tension and the story would be a lot less of a story. Also if there were no relation at all between Utterson and Jekyll then there would be a lot less of a surprise at the end when Mr. Utterson finds out who the real Mr. Hyde is.

If this relation were to be terminated between Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll then who is to say what would really happen in the story? Even if Dr. Jekyll were to instantly never see Mr.Utterson again then Mr. Hyde would never be seen again as well and then there would be no true ending. If Utterson would have never heard about Mr. Hyde in the first place, then most likely he would never meet Mr. Hyde either and there would again be no story. So the two knowing each other and talking frequently have created a tie between the three people and have made the stories base.

All of this together is basically saying that Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll  must know each other or at least for him to know about Mr. Hyde like he did or there would honestly be no story. So the purpose of Utterson and Jekyll knowing each other is so the author has a base for the story. Otherwise there would be nothing to work off but a lawyer who wandered the streets of London finding answers fo questions he never knew about. Also it helps the reader put things together a lot better and let them foreshadow the end of the book as well as create a sense of tension and eeriness throughout the story. So this whole relation between Mr. Utterson and Dr. Jekyll is very important to the greatness of the story.