Reflect on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In five to six sentences, explain how Dr. Jekyll develops.

ANSWER: In the beginning of the story, Dr. Jekyll is confident, social, and healthy, but over time, he progressively becomes more ill and weak and secludes himself from everyone. We learn from Dr. Jekyll’s confession that his decline is due to his loss of control over his evil side, Mr. Hyde. Because the potion no longer has the effect it once had, Mr. Hyde becomes stronger, while Dr. Jekyll becomes weaker. As Dr. Jekyll silently struggles with his situation, he deteriorates mentally and physically. As a result, Dr. Jekyll doubts the choices he made.

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."