World of imagination : madness & split personalities.
The themes of dualism, ambiguity and equivocation, transgression, human regression to the animal state...
Books that feature a hero with a dual personality:
- The Tell Tale heart by E. A. Poe in 1843.
-
The Strange Case
of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde written Stevenson in 1886.
scientist vs evil creature
- Dracula written by Bram Stoker in 1897.
animal vs man
The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde in 1890.
successful young man vs criminal
Suggested readings:
- The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells
- The Yellow WallPaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
- Shutter Island by Denis Lehane
- Nosferatu by Murnau 1921...