In Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde, the character of Edward Hyde is portrayed as quite a peculiar one. With his grotesque appearance and lack of inhibition, Hyde stuck out like a sore thumb in Victorian society. Stevenson portrays this idea in many ways throughout the duration of the novella. In the extract, Stevenson uses pronouns to highlight Hydes subhuman, troglodytic state of being. This is shown when Poole states to Utterson that ' That thing in the mask was never henry Jekyll, God knows what it was' This conveys to us how Hyde is seen as a inhuman, devolved being to others. The way that Poole calls Hyde ' that thing' reflects how people in victorian society viewed Hyde, as someone who is not even evolved enough to be able to be labeled in the same way as 'regular' humans. Poole stating that only 'God knows' what Hyde could even be shows how no mortal should be delegated the task of finding out what Hyde could even be, like only a higher power has the authority to look into someone so devious like Hyde. Stevenson shows how Hyde is viewed as inhuman in this passage, and this idea would make a victorian reader feel that Hyde has never been and never will be human, or at least a 'normal' form of human. In the novella as a whole, Stevenson presents, Hyde as a cold, emotionless hull of a person, who cannot even feel common remorse for the things he has done. This idea is shown in the early stages of the book, when Enfield is discussing how Hyde did an unimaginable act to a little girl. He states that when Hyde walked over the girl, he 'trampled calmly' as he did so. This shows how Hyde lacks basic emotion for a human being, implying that he may be less human than we think. His nonchalant manner when he 'trampled calmly over the girl' is an oxymoron, which shows how Hyde is devolved so far that he has a lack of inhibition and remorse, which makes him a prime example of Darwins idea that us as humans can devolve back into apes the same way we evolved from them. This nonchalance way of causing suffering from Hyde goes against the Victorian ideals at the time, as women and children were seen as the people you do not harm under any circumstances, and by doing the act that he did he challenges this. This makes a Victorian reader feel that Hyde has a pure inability to feel emotion. Also in the novella, Stevenson presents Hyde as someone who is a danger to Victorian society as he can cause suffering nonchalantly, but can also have violent fits of rage, where he causes suffering without fearing the consequences. this is shown in the process of Hyde killing Sir Danvers Carew, where charges at the victim with 'ape-like fury'. This conveys how Hyde is a menace to society and he can be consumed by pure fits of rage at any given time. This links to ideals at the time as Victorian men were supposed to have a consistent amnner and be austere, while making sure they stay moral, but with Hyde, he has a circus of emotions, and this further highloghts his troglodytic state. 'ape-like is a simile which shows how Hyde is returning to his primal state, which links to the words of Charles Darwin. 'fury' shows Hyde's pure lack of control for his actions, and it is stevenson's way of showing why Victorian men should not bottle up their immorality, as when it is finally released, violent acts can happen as shown with Hyde killing someone, and it shows how all of victorian society can be just as disturbing as Hyde. this would make a Victorian reader feel like hiding their immorality may lead to a steeper downfall than if they openly practiced their immorality. In the extract, Stevenson presents Hyde as inhuman through his primal way of moving. This is shown whe Poole is recalling what he saw and he states that Hyde 'looked up when I came in, gave a kind of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet.' This conveys how Hyde is fully taking over the form of Henry Jekyll at this point and does not have any care of the manner of how he acts, at least earlier in the novella he walked and talked like a respectable victorian man, but at this point he is crawling around the house like a sub human entity. The fact that Hyde gave a 'cry' shows how he is subverting back to his primal instincts, and is starting to lose any human form that he once had. The way that he 'whipped upstairs' gives a type of imagery to the reader, like he is running back to his primal form. This idea make the reader feel that Hyde's main intent from the beginning was to subvert into a primal, troglodytic for, and take Jekyll with him.