In the Novella of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , Stevenson uses Hyde’s actions and appearance to create the sense of Hyde as a frightening outsider . The clear idea of Hyde as a frightening outsider is shown by his immoral acts which he takes pleasure from , his loathsome physical appearance and his lack of remorse during the Novella. Thus, Stevenson intimidates the Victorian readers due to Hyde's preternatural evil persona , depicted by his heinous act placing him morally out of society. The allusion to Darwinism here by Stevenson terrifies the Christian audience , as it goes directly against the Bible , heavily implying how Stevenson wants the audience to also believe Hyde to be a frightening outsider. Stevenson constructs the idea of Hyde as an outsider through the depiction of his immoral , gruesome acts. As Enfield reclaims a recount of events to Utterson , he mentions how ‘’ it was like some damned Juggernaut ‘’ in reference to Hyde. The utilisation of the simile here illustrates Hyde’s lack of remorse and empathy , the comparison to a ‘ Juggernaut ‘ alludes to ancient militaristic imagery , where the simile shows the direct representation of Hyde as an ancient warship .This connotes Hyde’s ability to overcome any challenge or difficulty with his power and violence . The utilisation of the word ‘Juggernaut’ is in reference to the Hindu God Jaggernath , revealing the stereotypical Victorian prejudice against other religions. By creating this parallel , Stevenson mirrors how Hyde is also stereotypically prejudiced by the stereotypical Victorian society. The adjective ‘damned’ further connotes sin and curse , showing the intertolerance of these actions driven by society’s Christian principles , thereby showing the clash between scientific progress and religious views. Stevenson may use this as a symbol to show the clash between the Victorian reader and Hyde , the reader develops a disliking to Hyde due to his intolerant actions on people like a ‘young girl’ . This is further extended when Hyde ‘ trampled calmly over the child’s body.’ The oxymoron utilised here highlights Hyde’s complete lack of empathy - he does not feel guilt or hesitation when harming others. ‘ Trampling’ suggests aggression and brutality , while ‘’calmly’’ suggests indifference and a lack of emotion accentuating the moral detachment and lack of censure Hyde has when committing crimes. A ‘child’ symbolises innocence and vulnerability , and Hyde is used as an attack or threat to this morality and purity , reinforcing the idea that he is the embodiment of unchecked evil. Thus , Stevenson illustrates Hyde as a frightening outsider due to his lack of morality and heinous acts , to which he can even harm a young ‘child’ Furthermore , Stevenson presents Hyde as a frightening outsider through the grotesque physical appearance he has. When Hyde was described to be ’ alone in the ranks of mankind , was pure evil ‘ , there is a suggestion to a profound sense of isolation. There is a juxtaposition to Hyde's grotesque appearance and Jekyll’s respectable facade - illustrating how one’s outward appearance can mask inner turmoil and moral ambiguity. In essence , Hyde is an embodiment of this inner turmoil and moral ambiguity , which places him out of society and illustrates him as a frightening outsider. Stevenson clearly alludes to the idea of physiognomy , in which Hyde is easily characterised as evil due to his loathsome physical appearance. Hyde’s disfigured physiognomy serves as a visual representation to the hidden aspects within him , with his actions transgressing society , and his degrading physical appearance as a manifestation of the wider heinous acts he commits. Stevenson accentuates Hyde as an outsider here as he is presented Hyde as an exception , meaning he lacks any goodness and morality. Stevenson clearly wants to show Hyde’s innate nature in evil , to relate to the Christian audience with reference to how Hyde has been described as ‘troglodytic’ before. Even as some are ‘ good ‘ , nothing about Hyde from his appearance to actions can be referenced as ‘good’ , but only ‘evil’ , manifesting his twisted , deformed appearance. The further idea of physiognomy is continued in the quote ‘that child of hell had nothing human ‘ . The noun ‘’child’ suggests his primal , underdeveloped nature , unencumbered by societal norms. This reflects the Victorian anxieties about the potential regression of humanity in the face of scientific advancement and societal change. The oxymoronic language used in comparison with a ‘child’ has connotations of innocence which is juxtaposed with the idea of hell which is a cesspit of sin and symbolic of corruption and evil . Furthermore , the observation of Hyde as having ‘nothing human’ evokes fear and hatred within the contemporary readership who would have been petrified with the idea of ‘devolution’. Thus , Stevenson suggests that Hyde’s appearance is not only just physically repulsive but also morally repellent. Stevenson also further shows Hyde as a frightening outsider through the pleasure he gains from committing vexatious actions , evoking fear within the reader. When Hyde murdered Sir Danvers Carew , the murder was described to be ’ with ape-like fury … hailing down a storm of blows , under which bones audibly shattered ‘ . The hyperbole here accentuates Hydes evil as the grotesque imagery of the sound of the bones audibly breaking evokes a unsanitary feeling within the reader. The dehumanising image of Hyde as an animal strips him off his humanity and highlights his lack of remorse. Hyde’s fury seems wild and arbitrary , in a way Hyde takes pleasure from ‘hailing down blows’ and finds it irresistible. The progression in violence from ‘trampled’ to a murder shows how embracing violence for Hyde makes it become all-consuming and uncontrollable , he has an incentive and a thirst for violence , illustrating him as an outsider due to his warped ethics. Stevenson clearly wants to show Hyde's malevolent nature due to his victims , a ‘young girl’ and a ‘old man’ who both embody a sense of innocence and purity , however Hyde still continues to ‘trample’ and ‘shatter’ them. The reference to ‘ape-like fury’ as well show how Hyde is troglodytic which heavily alludes to Darwinism. Stevenson uses Darwinism to terrify the Christian audience as Darwinism opposes the creation story in the Bible. In a more primitive form , we were less moral , and this is shown by Hyde and his lack of morality by being an earlier life form. Many Victorians feared "devolution", the idea that humans could regress into their primitive, animalistic states.Hyde, described as "ape-like," embodies this fear—he is a step backward in evolution, representing the primal, violent urges hidden within civilized people. Thus , Stevenson clearly shows Hyde as an outsider due to the exultance brought to him by committing paradoxical and yet repugnant actions classing him as frightening as well as an outsider , due to his moral displacement. In conclusion , Hyde is portrayed as a frightening outsider due to the reference of both devolution and physiognomy by Stevenson inspiring the Chistian audiences' xenophobia to Hyde due to his animalistic and nauseating appearance. Stevenson also depicts Hyde as an outsider through his repugnant actions reflecting the lack of sensibility Hyde had , manifesting hatred towards him by the contemporary readership. Through this all , Stevenson successfully depicts Hyde as a frightening outsider.