Why does the author introduce the article with a reference to "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"?

A
to reveal that good and evil are only found in stories
B
to show that some people are more naturally good than evil
C
to make a comparison between Jekyll’s transformation and real life
D
to provide an example of what happens when people are faced with the choice of good or evil

The author introduces the article with a reference to "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" C. to make a comparison between Jekyll’s transformation and real life.

According  to the book, Dr Jekyll transformed himself into Mr. Hyde, an antithesis of himself as a result of an experiment gone wrong.

During the course of the book,  Dr Jekyll puts his alter ego Mr Hyde into his will so that he would inherit everything he had after his death, which was impossible since they were one and the same person.

The author tries to make comparisons and see if such thing could be done in a real life situation, - transferring property to an alter ego.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C

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The correct answer is C.

The author seeks to to make a comparison between Jekyll's transformation and real life.

Explanation:

In the case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr Henry Jekyll changes himself into an Edward Hyde an evil doer: the fall out of Dr Jekylls experiment.  

At the end of the strange story, Dr Jekyll before his death wills his estate to his evil persona Edward Hyde.  

So the article refers to this story with the intention to consider the extent to which the legal frameworks will permit the sort of transfer that happened between Jekyll and Hyde, were it to happen in real life.

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because he was killed by the black arrow.