From a sociological perspective, the motel room is the anti-home. It has no photographs, no memories, no neighbors who know your name. It is a clean, blank slate for the dirty self. It is no accident that the motel is the setting for infidelity, drug deals, and the final scenes of film noir. The space itself whispers, “No one will ever know.”
Using Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , the paper explores how Dr. Jekyll attempts to isolate his vices within a specific persona and physical space, only for these worlds to eventually collapse and destroy each other.
Sinful spaces can have a range of implications for individuals and society, including:
The Allure of Sinful Spaces: Redefining Luxury and Rebellion in Modern Design