Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Having curiosity is a wonderful thing. The trick is to be wise with it. If you cannot conquer your own wonder, how can you conquer life? They can't. This is why Jekyll Parish was curious, but not entirely wise. Duality is well known throughout the world. There is good and bad around people, they just need to be careful. Doctor Jekyll was well aware of his mixed persona; he just wasn't the best at knowing how to deal with it. There was more to Jekyll than just Hyde, much more. He wasn't just a perplexed man with evil in his heart; he was also insightful and remorseful deep within himself. Stevenson wrote this novel with a purpose. “The difficulty of literature is not writing, but writing what you want to say; not to influence your reader, but to influence him exactly as you wish” (Robert Louis Stevenson). Stevenson strives for individuals to accept the inevitable duality of their being, not to fear it, but to embrace it. Being one-sided is boring; having personality is a beautiful thing. However, they must be careful with their soul and maintain control to some extent. There will always be those who stray too far, but if done right the individual has created a being so unique within themselves. This is what is needed. This is what Stevenson says. If people want to unite all these opposing forces, they must find a balance to create a successful world. Consider the fact that everyone is a Dr. Jekyll, dealing with himself. Some just happen to even themselves more effectively than others. Everyone is a Dr. Jekyll. The sooner they recognize this and learn to balance themselves, the more productive they will be for themselves and for themselves