You will not have an essay due next week. Instead, write one typed page in response to the following prompt:
Stevenson wrote Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde during a very conservative time period. In Victorian England, respectable men and women had strict standards of behavior. Compared to Stevenson's, however, our society is open-minded, permissive, and tolerant. Given our tolerance for all sorts of behavior and lifestyles that were once forbidden, is Stevenson's novel still relevant today?
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About Me
- Fred Montas, Jr.,
- an English teacher for an independent school in upstate New York. My 2011-2012 courses are English 9, AP English Language, and a spring semester elective, Confronting Fear and Evil. Reading essays and books and watching televised sports, often at the same time, occupy much of my time. Activities I once pursued that time no longer allows: writing, playing basketball, listening to music, viewing films. This space may spur at least one of these. I use Twitter; @fredmontasjr.