Based on the extract below and the novella as a

whole, what is the significance of settings?

As the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog

lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace,

a low French eating house, a shop for the retail of penny

numbers and twopenny salads, many ragged children

huddled in the doorways, and many women of many

different nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a

morning glass; and the next moment the fog settled

down again upon that part, as brown as umber, and cut

him off from his blackguardly surroundings. This was the

home of Henry Jekyll's favourite; of a man who was heir

to a quarter of a million sterling.

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Valery Noble

13 February, 20:16

Based on the extract below and the novella as a

whole, what is the significance of settings?

As the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog

lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace,

a low French eating house, a shop for the retail of penny

numbers and twopenny salads, many ragged children

huddled in the doorways, and many women of many

different nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a

morning glass; and the next moment the fog settled

down again upon that part, as brown as umber, and cut

him off from his blackguardly surroundings. This was the

home of Henry Jekyll's favourite; of a man who was heir

to a quarter of a million sterling.

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Hadley Mack · Answer 1

The setting not only gives us a mild characteristic about the a character Jekyll's his "favorite," but also set a mysterious, ambiguous tone throughout the passage. This emphasizes the idea that the place and intentions of the protagonist are unknown and may have upsetting conclusions. This also suggests that Jekyll is willing to go through dangerous and unsettling conditions to achieve what he wants to achieve in this area.