This story has had a lot of different point of views, and not all are positive. One of the most controversial topics is what kind of profession did Aylmer associate with; since he was not a licensed doctor. Aylmer is shown as some type of insane perfectionist in this story, and some people would say differently. Aylmer's actions in this short story go deeper than just being a crazy independent doctor; it shows people will do anything to be accepted, the perfect person cannot exists, and how facing your own mortality is inevitable. This story has a lot of character and the deeper meaning of that character will be dealt with here. This story has many life lessons here and they were true back when this story was written and during present day.
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He was determined to be a mix of a plastic surgeon and alchemist, and those two profession do not go together well. The story shows that humanity is exactly like Aylmer and Georgiana; you are either the aggressor or the one being shoved around until you give in. Some people will do anything to please themselves, and others will do anything to please other people. To some, the only important thing in their life, is themself. That can be a very dangerous, and lonely life. Aylmer’s relationship with Georgiana began to crumble the more she kept that birthmark on her face. Through time, things started to change between them. People that admired or envied it at the beginning of the story; now desires or even fear it. All because of one person’s negativity(Bunge). This story also shows how the perfect human cannot exist(Hawthorne). Although people often think they can be perfect, it is not achievable. There is only one human being that was perfect to ever walk the face of the earth, and that was Jesus Christ. We can see this because there are many people who say she is perfect through the human eye, but when Aylmer tries to make her truly perfect the human body cannot be in every sense perfect. When the birthmark is removed her life force is removed, and this shows how people can become so attached to something, that when it is removed they fall apart, or in this case
He was determined to be a mix of a plastic surgeon and alchemist, and those two profession do not go together well. The story shows that humanity is exactly like Aylmer and Georgiana; you are either the aggressor or the one being shoved around until you give in. Some people will do anything to please themselves, and others will do anything to please other people. To some, the only important thing in their life, is themself. That can be a very dangerous, and lonely life. Aylmer’s relationship with Georgiana began to crumble the more she kept that birthmark on her face. Through time, things started to change between them. People that admired or envied it at the beginning of the story; now desires or even fear it. All because of one person’s negativity(Bunge). This story also shows how the perfect human cannot exist(Hawthorne). Although people often think they can be perfect, it is not achievable. There is only one human being that was perfect to ever walk the face of the earth, and that was Jesus Christ. We can see this because there are many people who say she is perfect through the human eye, but when Aylmer tries to make her truly perfect the human body cannot be in every sense perfect. When the birthmark is removed her life force is removed, and this shows how people can become so attached to something, that when it is removed they fall apart, or in this case