AUTHOR'S NOTE: Throughout the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a reoccurring motif was different sound noises. The most common was silence in either Mr. Hyde's expressions, or the silence someone has when they see him. I wanted to know why Mr. Hyde didn't talk much, so I wrote this poem (or whatever it's called because it doesn't rhyme) about his reasons for choosing not to talk.
I speak in silence.
Language is a symbol of reasoning.
I make my desicions based on instinct, without reason.
Therefore, I speak in silence.
I chose to have this quiet lifestyle.
Just because words are absent, doesn't mean my thoughts are.
The times I have the most to say are the times I don't talk.
Confession will be the end of me.
Therefore, I chose to stay quiet.
Society hears me as irrational, because I can't talk.
I do not fail at speaking, I refuse to let my words out.
They gossip about my unexplained mystery as if they know the answers.
Words are meaningless when simply put in use to repress the truth.
Therefore, it is society with irrationality.
My actions are my voice.
Reputation is determined through the things I do.
I'm a terrible savage with dangerous temper.
I don't talk because my spoken words can't change that about me.
Therefore, my actions are my voice.
They don't understand my outspoken silence.
Maybe it's because they don't understand me.
2 comments:
I like how you make it seem through the poem that Hyde is a good guy and he is just misunderstood, because that is a different view than how I see him. Also, I like your view on silence; how just because you don't talk doesn't mean that you should be judged for it. Your word choice as well is very strong. I love this.(:
Wow Joanie, this is so good! I wish I would've thought of doing this! It's such a cool and relatable idea! You did a good job of tying humanity and Jekyll/Hyde together in a way we could understand! Awesome job! :)
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