Comments by "E M" (@em5522) on "Overly Sarcastic Productions"
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Or, and hear me out, if you're looking at this as a shadow vs ego perspective (given how it's talking about his base urges vs his perceived goodness), it's a warning against mishandling all aspects of oneself and a stress in the need to find balance. I say this because one can argue that neither Jekyll nor Hyde are his true self, yet they are still personas of the same person.
You can take the "freedom" aspect as symbolic for drug addiction, but it can also be argued that such ill-conceived traits (impatience, apathy, anger, sloth, unreasonableness, etc.) exist within all of us and aren't things that can disappear, or are actually even all inherently "bad."
Rather than saying to not indulge in these "freedoms" at all, as Dr. Jekyll does with his "good" persona, it's healthier to learn to manage these traits and find a balance so as to not overwhelm oneself with the pressures of suppressing innate emotions in order to conform with the perception of what is "good," all while not overindulging in inhibitions to the point that one becomes a danger to oneself and society.
Edit: I'm only pointing this out because these interpretations give us 2 contradicting messages of the story that I thought were interesting contrasts: non-indulgence vs self-management (which include a balance for some indulgence). I definitely agree that if you're in trouble, for any reason, don't stop yourself from seeking/accepting help.
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