The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in England in 1885. Within the first seven chapters of the story, the audience is introduced to four important characters: Dr. Jekyll, his old friends Dr. Lanyon and Dr. Utterson, and his new, unsavory acquaintance, Mr. Hyde. The relationship between Jekyll and Hyde raises a question that extends far beyond the story: how responsible are people for the things they allow into their lives?

The ultimate purpose of government is not to create or determine the rights of its people, but to protect the rights they already possess under natural law; therefore, government must remain limited enough that its authority does not threaten the freedoms it exists to preserve. Many scholars have posed the question, “What should be a government’s intention?” John Locke is one of the most prominent examples. Locke theorized natural law, the idea that human nature governs

John Locke Although some of John Locke’s theories have since been challenged by modern science, his emphasis on environmental influence and his concept of the tabula rasa (part of the nature vs nurture debate) marked a significant shift in the study of human development and helped shape modern approaches to education and psychology. Locke argued that the human mind begins as a blank slate at birth, meaning that knowledge and character are largely developed through e