Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde I definitely feel that the idea of Mr. Utterson as a detective was a precursor to the "detective novels" genre that was to come. In the beginning when Mr. Enfield and Mr. Utterson are talking about the the house of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Enfield tells the story of the girl being trampled, already Mr. Utterson questions the whole truth. He shows his, Mr. Utterson, curiousity about his old friend Dr. Jekyll and later that night opens the will that has been given to him. He is intriqued at why Dr. Jekyll would leave everything to this mysterious Mr. Hyde. As the reader already I can feel like there is a mystery to solve and I don't even know the whole story. Later in the story he confides in a friend to see if the signiture is the same and the one Mr. Hyde presented. Mr. Utterson also stalks and spies on the house of Dr. Jekyll and after the murder he helps the police to the hideout of Mr. Hyde. Throughout the story clues keep coming into Mr. Utterson's possession to find the truth behind Mr. Hyde. Mr. Utterson displays the features of a detective and digs deeper and deeper until he has solved the mystery of Mr. Hyde. Even though this is a Gothic novel, I can't help but feel that this is also the beginnings of the detective genre.

I would also have loved to had this story shown through the eyes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Actually it would have been very interesting to have the story written in the eyes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde seperately. Now that i know the story and know all the details I think that the portrayal of events would have been excellent shown through the eyes of the struggling scientist or the deminted Mr. Hyde.