hooses not to give her a name to emphasize her insignificance in the plot development. If Stevenson were to give the maid a name the reader may begin to view her more as a person with thoughts and feelings instead of simply identifying her by her occupation. Her only role in the story is to be a witness to one of Hyde's gruesome acts, the fact that she is not even an actor in the situation further illustrates her unimportance. The maid is only useful as a means of recounting an event. Another way in which Stevenson shows the triviality of female characters is by depicting them as being weak individuals. The maid who witness the murder is again a good illustration of this fact. Upon
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