Chapter 1: Summary

Chapter 1: The mysterious door

Summary:

This first chapter starts with the physical and psychical description of the main character: Mr Utterson. It is said of him that he works as a lawyer and that he’s a quiet, serious man. He’s afraid of strangers and of showing his feelings, but he’s always ready to help the others. He’s best friends with his cousin Richard Enfield, who is very different from him. He’s a fun-loving man.

One day, while they were having a walk, Mr Enfield explained Mr Utterson a story about a mysterious building that was in the street they were walking through. The story was about a man that scared a girl by walking above her when she fell in the street. Mr Enfield and other people saw it and they acted as they should: Mr Enfield and a doctor shouted at the man because of his actions and asked him to give some money to the kid’s family. When they proved that the cheque was good. However, something strange was in there, because the cheque was in name of a man whose generosity was well known all over London.

After finishing the story, Mr Utterson asked his friend about the name of that strange man, and he said that his name was Hyde.