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| Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde |
Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, presents the duality
of human beings (we are angel, we are devil). I loved it when I read it in the
7th grade, but didn’t fully realize the extent of its truth until
having a baby.
Clay is going through what the doctor referred to (in more
scientific terms) as the “4-month sleep regression,” a time in which a baby’s
memory and mind are undergoing large changes and therefore he ceases to sleep.
During the day (the time at which, conveniently, everyone else sees him) Clay
appears to be the happiest baby on the block – cheerful, smiley, always
laughing. But at night, behind closed nursery doors, he transforms into his
altar ego – a far more dangerous, cranky, and terrifying being; one Mr. Hyde
might even run from.
-Scott
Note from Eleanor: I
can’t believe you liked that book.
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