Flash Facts

Chapter 3: "To this rule...This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop" (pg. 12-13) (Keerti) In this excerpt, Mr. Utterson talks to Dr. Jekyll for the first time in the book. Dr. Jekyll is characterized as a large, good-looking man of around 50 years of age. He is described as caring and kindhearted, especially towards his friend Mr. Utterson. When Utterson talks to Jekyll about the will, Jekyll brushes it off and seems to be very lighthearted about the topic. He tries to deviate from it by bringing up his thoughts about Dr. Lanyon and their disagreements. Utterson, however, is very serious about the matter. When Utterson questions Jekyll about Hyde, the panic is clearly visible on his face and he becomes cold and reserved in appearance - "The large, handsome face of Dr. Jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes". This shows Utterson that there is definitely something suspicious about the matter. In comparison...

(This image is from photographer Wing Young Huie's blog under the category "We are the Other (2012-2013). Click here to check out more of his work, and click here to see this photo on his website.) At first glance, what I noticed was the two people sitting at the wooden table with chalk boards holding messages, presumably written by the person holding them. When I first read the boards, I assumed that the only messages the boards had were the ones written on them. By this I mean that I thought the boy holding the board on the right side of the picture had chronic depression and was making a statement that depression was more than just sadness. The girl holding the chalk board to the left of the boy, at first glance, merely appears to be saying that she prefers to be called African-American over the term "black." I notice the picture is in black and white, possibly to highlight contrast in shade or to emphasize a duality of light and dark, white and black...