It's such a well known reference that I really don't even need to expand on what the story is about. And I think that's what fascinates me so much about it.
The story is short and simple, yet it has become a prominent and ubiquitous symbol of the good and evil resident in each of us. I realize that this is not the only story to discuss similar ideas, but it is one of the few that has stuck so soundly to the conscious of our culture that almost anyone would understand the reference if it were mentioned.
Isn't that amazing? 125 year after that story was published, we're still talking about it. It is engrained in our cultural dialogue.
On some level, I think this is what all writers are striving toward: creating something that is enduring and relevant. Finding a way to express something within us that is universal.
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