The later of the two statements bears more negative connotations than the former. IT is said to be “blistered and disdained” and have “neither bell or knocker”. The writer Robert Louse Stevenson uses words like the word sordid to create an image of evil and wickedness. This leads the audience to wonder, what would cause the walls to be discoloured and why does man take so little pride in his abode. It says that “the wall was discoloured” and the it “bore marks of prolonged and sordid negligence”. This raises questions to the audience about the man, why would a man in a respected profession such as a doctor want to be living a life like this in a house with no windows. “Showed no windows”, what does it mean to the reader, why would this mysterious character have no windows, what is he hiding, or what is hiding in there. We are told much about Dr Jekyll’s House in the novel. This also makes the reader think that being a client of Mr Utterson, Dr Jekyll may be possible in store to be coming into some trouble.
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