There were many scientists in the past and many were successful and many were not. These scientists can be either portrayed positively and negatively in many ways. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of “The Birthmark”, Dr.Heidegger’s Experiment”, and “Rappaccini's Daughter”, portrays scientists negatively in these stories. Each of these allegories show how corrupt, inhumane, and manipulative scientist could be. In “The Birthmark”, Aylmer, a scientist married to Georgina, puts his love for science over his love for his wife and continues to manipulate her. In the beginning it seemed as if Aylmer loved Georgiana more than science or about the same amount as science, but it is shown that he clearly favors science more. When Aylmer says that
