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Post by Jooyoung on May 12, 2016 4:51:21 GMT
What would you do if you were Dr. Lanyon?
Based on Dr. Lanyon's experience and your response above, do you think "Knowledge is dangerous"?
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Post by mohahaha on May 15, 2016 9:45:24 GMT
If I were in Dr.Lanyon's position I would probably avoid being involved, sure it's interesting for him to know more since he is curious about what is going on. I would rather tend to avoid situations like these, especially it seems to be skeptical that why my old no-longer-friend wants me to do something for him... and so I would say that knowledge is not dangerous in the right hands. Actually knowledge is good since it's what made the advancements we see today, it can be seen as dangerous of which it can be extremely destructive, but primarily it's seen as good. Otherwise there won't be things as school if it's seen more as harm than good.
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Post by erickim on May 15, 2016 10:06:33 GMT
If I was Lanyon, I think I would do the same as what he did in the story. Of course everything his friends said was very suspicious and not cool but I'd be really curious what he was up to. Knowledge is dangerous although knowing is better than not knowing. Knowledges that can bring destruction and tragedies are considered dangerous but other than that it is always better than not having knowledge.
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Post by jin794 on May 15, 2016 11:51:26 GMT
Lanyon plays only a small role in the novel, but his thematic significance extends beyond his minor appearances. He thinks that some knowledge is not worth the cost of obtaining it. Having spent his life as a rationalist and a skeptic, Lanyon cannot deal with the world that Jekyll’s experiments have revealed. Deep within himself, Lanyon prefers to die rather than go on living in a universe that has been turned upside down. In the end, Lanyon rejects the latest knowledge he has gained. If I were Lanyon, I would avoid such situation because it seemed very suspicious and I do not want to take a risk.
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Post by anniee on May 15, 2016 14:48:42 GMT
If I was Dr. Lanyon after finding out that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were the same person, I would have found a way to escape them. Getting involved with someone who induces Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) with a chemical already seems dangerous, but at that his alter ego is an escaped murderer. However, this doesn't affect my answer of that knowledge isn't dangerous, for I still think that with the knowledge of this transformation, Dr. Lanyon can make an educated decision on what to do next. Though this discovery did end up haunting him, he now knows the full truth of the relationship between Jekyll and the man who came to visit him.
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Post by juliaj on May 16, 2016 11:04:05 GMT
I think what Dr. Lanyon is normal. I think under the circumstances most people would have done what he did. I think that knowledge is dangerous because especially in cases like this because he might have been happier if he didn't know the truth. The saying "ignorance is bliss" is definitely true.
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Post by andrewcho77 on May 21, 2016 11:23:17 GMT
Lanyon did was something complexly right as a human being. I would do the same thing as Lanyon in that situation. I believe that knowledge is dangerous because in this situation it would have been totally better if he didn't know anything. We can connect with to Adam and Eve. When God told Adam and Eve to not eat the tree of knowledge but they ate it. They knew everything and was embarruncooled that they were naked. I think that knowledge is definitely dangerous.
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Post by jonah21 on May 22, 2016 6:24:39 GMT
I think that if I was in Dr. Lanyon's situation, I would have done the same as he did, because I was concerned about my fellow colleague's situation. The point is, I wouldn't have known what happened in the future. No one can. If I did know what would happen, I think most certainly, I would not want to experience it.
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Post by Emily on May 22, 2016 10:51:23 GMT
If I was Dr. Lanyon, I would do as he did and do what Mr. Jykyll/Hyde said. I wouldn't want to be blamed for someone's death, and even though no one else might know I would feel the guilt within me that I was to blame for him disappearing forever. I do think that knowledge is dangerous, but necessary, as it is more dangerous to be ignorant and not knowing anything.
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Post by mayurika98 on May 22, 2016 13:53:19 GMT
After reading the story I came to a conclusion that Dr. Lanyon's reaction to Hyde's double identity was pretty expected. In this case I would have pretty much the same reaction and try and avoid the person because the identity disorder is very dangerous to deal with. Knowledge, which is something the doctor seems to have a lot of, can be dangerous under different circumstances. I think knowledge can come to an extent where is can save someone's live or cause them to lose their life.
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Post by toufiq on May 26, 2016 22:32:50 GMT
I think knowledge itself is rather helpful than dangerous. It is the person who uses this.If an important knowledge goes to the wrong person than can be disastrous. So to keep knowledge safe, understanding it properly is the first and foremost thing to do.
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