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What does the allusion to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde mean in this passage?

Everyone in the family was careful around Aunt Martha. They couldn't predict when she would turn from Jekyll to Hyde. Tim was very young when he first met Aunt Martha. Kelly had warned him that Aunt Martha was a bit odd. But Aunt Martha was extremely kind to Tim, and he thought his sister was playing a trick on him. Then one morning, he understood what Kelly had meant when she had said that Aunt Martha was odd. He was running down the stairs when he bumped into Aunt Martha. The next minute, Aunt Martha firmly held his shoulders. She looked very frightening as she growled, “Good boys don’t run down the hall.” Then she straightened his collar and ruffled his hair and, smiling sweetly, said, “Let’s eat pancakes for breakfast.” It was as if nothing had happened.

A. Aunt Martha is a very simple-minded person.

B. Aunt Martha has both a kind and cruel personality.

C. Aunt Martha is often distracted.

D. Aunt Martha is very strong.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Aunt Martha has both a kind and cruel personality.

Step-by-step explanation

In writing, an allusion occurs when the author of a text makes reference to an external idea such as a place, person, even or even a literary work, idea that in most cases is not explicitly explained but that is linked to the ideas presented in the text. In the case of the passage, the author states "They couldn't predict when she would turn from Jekyll to Hyde" which is a reference or allusion to the main characters in the novel "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in which Dr. Jekyll is a scientist that finds a way to turn himself into a different person which is opposite as Jekyll is friendly and king and Mr. Hyde is evil and cruel, this means the author refers to Aunt Martha as someone unpredictable or that can turn from friendly to evil in the way Jekyll turns when he becomes Mr. Hyde. This is explained in subsequent sentences as the author states Aunt Martha was mainly kind to Tim, but one day he grabbed him by the shoulders and shout at him and then went back to the had a kind attitude again. Therefore, the allusion in this passage means "Aunt Martha has both a kind and cruel personality".

Answer 2

The allusion to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in this passage means that:

B. Aunt Martha has both a kind and cruel personality.

The allusion hints that Aunt Martha has a "dual" and conflicting personality like Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego, Mr. Hyde.