In What Ways Would You Say That the Novella "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" is a Product of the Times in Which it was Written

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In What Ways Would you Say that "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" was a Product of the Times in Which it was Written?

The early Victorian era was one of great confidence. Its people felt reassured by the fact that the British Empire was one of the greatest since time began. They felt confident in the idea of 'Creationism'; that God created humans and the universe to his own design so that they would be perfect. Britain was the first industrial country in the world and led the globe in the production of new machines such as locomotives. However, in the late half of Queen Victoria's reign, this long lasting confidence was being challenged.

Events like the defeat in the Crimean War were challenging the Empire's strength and people's belief in it. Individuals like Burke and Hare were digging graves and carrying cadavers away to anatomy rooms for scientific experiments, which were being carried out to expand medical knowledge at the expense of common morality. Charles Darwin published his book 'On the Origin of Species' which challenged the idea of Creationism and therefore its religious basis. As being a god-fearing person was