A doppelganger is usually referred to as someone who looks just like another person.  All of the novels read in class this semester have some version of a doppelganger in them although they don’t always conform to our traditional way of viewing a doppelganger.  The clones in Never Let Me Go would be doppelgangers of humans.  Even though they do not look like one specific person they look exactly like people.  Then there are the two sides of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde living in the same physical body.  They are doppelgangers as alter egos of the same person.  It is as if the two parts make a whole person.  Then there are the Crakers who are not quite doppelgangers of people but rather a version created in a more perfect image of what humanity should be.  They were created with the idea that without certain human traits then the violent side of humanity would be eliminated.  Then they were created with the aesthetic beauty that people have in all variations.

There is also the theory that the creature in Frankenstein was the doppelganger of Victor.  Victor’s obsession with scientific discovery showed his darker side.  He pursued his desires without any thought for the consequences and even failed to show regret for the suffering his actions inflicted on the creature as he learned his tale.  The creature, on the other hand, was actually a very nice, caring, kind and intelligent individual whose experiences drove him to commit horrible acts.  He originally showed the traits that Victor did not.  The creature was Victor’s alter ego but in a different body.

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