Aylmer And Georgiana In The Birthmark By Nathaniel Hawthorne

In the short story “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the couple, Aylmer and Georgiana, show signs of an unstable and unloving relationship through their interactions. Aylmer is an old scientist while Georgiana is a beautiful young lady. Aylmer and Georgiana start their relationship with major differences, and this leads to many more difficulties in their marriage. Aylmer, as a scientist, is constantly focused on his work, and he rarely takes the time out of his day to focus on his wife. Aylmer only gives Georgiana attention once he notices the one imperfection on her face and decides to fix it through science. Although it is a relief that Georgiana is able to attract the attention of her husband, it only makes her self-conscience and weary about her imperfection. Georgiana notices …show more content…
Aylmer is in love with his job, but that causes him to forget that he also has a wife that he needs to love. The lack of love that Georgiana receives causes her to be desperate for a quick fix in a way that is dangerous and unhealthy for her mental health. The moment Georgiana found out that her husband kept secrets about her safety, concerning the operation of having her blemished removed, she should have left him and their damaged relationship behind. She reached a level of desperation that caused her to stay with her husband and allow him to do a deathly procedure on her. Perhaps there could have been a way for them to fight for the revival of their marriage, but the terrible ways they communicate with each other lead to Georgiana’s death and the final conclusion to their broken relationship. Aylmer could never understand how a husband was meant to treat their wife, and Georgiana never explained to Aylmer the effect his actions had on her emotional state, and, therefore, their relationship failed