Hawthorne studies

psychological dramas in Hawthorne’s fiction. Like all of his best tales, this one is packed with symbolic suggestions and invite a moralistic reading. . . . (111).   Peter Conn in “Finding a Voice in an New Nation” states his evaluation of Hawthorne as a

“The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story about a man’s obsession with trying to create perfection. Aylmer is married to a beautiful woman named Georgiana who just happens to have a birthmark on her face that is in the shape of a tiny hand. Aylmer is a scientist that is striving to create perfection through science. He believes that he is able to alter what Nature has already created. The birthmark that he once had not noticed suddenly is seen as an imperfection and he slowly becomes obsessed

itself does . Through the character’ different actions, characteristics, and behaviors, Nathaniel Hawthorne gives a deeper insight into his life, such as revealing his worldview to his readers, and also gives insight into a more relevant story. Hawthorne’s transcendentalist worldview is conveyed through Aylmer’s and Georgiana’s obsessions, Aylmer’s manipulation of nature, and the birthmark. First, Hawthorne shows his worldview through his use of Aylmer’s obsession with the birthmark to show a sign of

Contrast of Poe/ Hawthorne Poe and Hawthorne are the most significant American writers of 19th century. They have their own way of relating to their audiences that’s varied and similar at the same time. Poe’s writing involves the reader emotionally. Hawthorne on the other hand considers author’s imagination important and paints a picture based on it. These innovative thoughts and experimentations in language have forever changed what we appreciate in writing. Poe and Hawthorne used various

stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne are examples of the literary movement of Romanticism and its characteristics which are evidenced in this author’s works. These characteristics are sometimes found in abundant quantities or limited amounts in each of his storied. However, no matter what short story Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote, the Age of Romanticism and its defining characteristics are found in each of his selections. So, too, do each of the author’s short stories present a unique study about the author’s

college. Interestingly and comprehensively, studying this particular work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, I was moved to consider that this short story should not only be read by high school students but also be studied by college students, especially. College students should study Hawthorne's "The Birthmark because it is insightfully, academically, and historically informative. In Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark,” Hawthorne uses several conflicts within the short story to refer to realistic issues in life. One

village with the woman who stands at the Devil’s baptismal font.  We can legitimately disagree about the meaning of this duality; the fact remains that in proposing that Faith’s significance is the opposite of what he had led the reader to expect, Hawthorne violates the fixed conceptual meaning associated with his character. . . .They are part of her adornment of dress, and they suggest, rather than symbolize something light and playful, consistent with her anxious simplicity at the beginning and the

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts. At the age of four, his father passed away from yellow fever, forcing his family to move in with his uncle. The positively influential Uncle Robert Manning pushed Hawthorne to succeed in school and insisted he go to college. Following his education at Bowdoin College, Hawthorne spent years in isolation mastering the art of writing. It was during those years when Hawthorne discovered that his ancestors were founders and Puritan leaders of the Salem

wants to show the world that perfection is not beauty, and he demonstrates this with his wife Georgiana and that science should not alter the way that nature set man on this world to be. Hawthorne was a major asset to the transcendental movement, and this short story is a perfect example why. Nathaniel Hawthorne attempts to show the world the comparison between perfection and beauty mainly by: a psychoanalytic version of the plot and Sigmund Freud’s three fundamentals. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The

Science A Story of Love and Science      Nathaniel Hawthorne is a nineteenth century American Novelist whose works are deeply concerned with the ethical problems of sin, punishment, and atonement (Adams 168). The New England writer also handles the romantic theme very well and is a master of historical fiction. Hawthorne was a descendant of one of the judges at the Salem witch trials, and he set many of his works in Puritan New England