With a lengthier story like The Scarlet Letter, the reader can expect more sin. Not only does Hawthorne show sin through the adulterous relationship between Hester Prynne and …show more content…
Because of the way Aylmer treated her, Georgiana grew to hate the way she looked. At the end of the story, Aylmer believed he could make Georgiana perfect by removing her birthmark. She loved her husband and allowed him to remove her birthmark just so Aylmer would love her back. Aylmer successfully removed his wife’s birthmark, however, the procedure killed her. When Georgiana dies, Aylmer shows no regret or grief. In the story the narrator says, “Then a hoarse, chuckling laugh was heard again!” (Hawthorne 427). The narrator went on to