The Birthmark Essay

Why is it foolish to strive for perfection? Why is it that society itself strives to be perfect? After reading “The Birthmark.” you may already know the answer to such a question as this. However there are many reasons and sides to this story that tell you many different things. Before reading this story, you probably thought that you aren't perfect, and you strived to become this, “perfect image.” you thought that there wouldn't be consequences because you or someone else tried to be perfect. In

happening throughout a story. It dictates the characters’ actions and how they respond to the environment around them. In some stories, there can be two conflicts the main character must deal with and they usually interfere with one another. In, “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Aylmer is met with two conflicts that eventually ruin his life. Aylmer has a love of science. He has a personal laboratory and has conducted many experiments throughout his life. Aylmer attempts to get

Throughout the whole story of “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, symbolism is prevalent. The most obvious symbol in the story is the birthmark, but there are others like; the flower, and the elixir vitae. Of course there are many more symbols in the story but ones listed seemed to be the most important. Considering it is the name of the story, the birthmark is a major symbol of the story. The hand-shaped skin pigmentation that adorns Georgiana’s cheek is the The greater part vital image in

imperfections? A world where everyone is perfect is unattainable, but if scientifically there were a way to eliminate imperfections and life threatening diseases, presumably, many people would be curious. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birthmark,” the author explores the idea of perfection with the help of science. Modern examples of this are mentioned in articles posted on NPR.org and time.com, genetically modifying DNA in human embryos has become largely controversial. By using a method

“You were born to be real not to be perfect.” is probably one of my favorite quotes. One theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” would be “it is foolish to strive for perfection.” My favorite quote and the theme for The Birthmark have a lot in common.  They both say that being perfect is not something you are going to witness in this world, so you need to stop worrying about striving for perfection.  The places in this story where I found the theme pushed a great amount are the last two paragraphs

External and Internal Conflict in “The Birthmark”               This essay will analyze Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” to determine the external and internal conflicts in the tale.   In the opinion of this reader, the central conflicts in the tale – the relation between the protagonist and antagonist usually (Abrams 225) – are the external one between Aylmer and Georgiana over the birthmark on her cheek, and internal ones within Georgiana between love and self-interest and

The Birthmark is a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne the carries vast amounts of symbolism in its pages. It’s a story that you can pretty much look at anything that is involved and see how it carries some type of underlying meaning that either helps the character development or means something entirely different. The basis of the story is similar to that of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which only came out about 20 years before The Birthmark. For the most part the story is about human imperfection and

The Birthmark Nathaniel Hawthorne like many other writers during the nineteenth century focused their writings on the darker aspects of life. “The Birthmark,” is set in New England and has a Puritan perspective. Aylmer, a well-known scientist, marries Georgiana who has a hand shaped birthmark upon her face. After some time during their marriage Aylmer and Georgiana decided to remove the mark through scientific means. Advancements in science and the ability to change nature were at the center of

During Georgiana's whole life she looked at the birthmark on her face as a charm. When she married Aylmer he changed her mind and showed her that it could be a defect. This demonstrates that once somebody shows an imperfect aspect about yourself you tend to focus on it. Georgiana took measures to rid herself of this birthmark that drove her mad. Ultimately, she gave her life trying to be perfect. In the story ,“The Birthmark”, it is proven that nature always triumphs over science. When Georgiana

Rawan Jabr Professor Stafford English 102 November 9th 2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” “The Birthmark” is a short story authored by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1848. The story is about Aylmer, a brilliant scientist who is obsessed with science and is planning to use his experiments to remove a birthmark on the face of his wife Georgiana. Aylmer’s love for science made him yearn to obtain control of the entire divinity. His wife was among his victims of science that was stronger