THE BIRTHMARK
The birthmark, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, follows the story of a scientist named Aylmer who marries the beautiful Georgina. Not long after getting married, Georgiana’s birthmark, which is in the shape of a tiny red hand on her left cheek, really begins to bother Aylmer.
One day he asks her if she has ever considered having it removed. This is not something she has considered since other people in her life, especially men, have always seen it as a charm. Georgiana believes it to be a blessing. In fact, many men would risk their life in order to kiss her birthmark. Aylmer on the other hand sees this mark on his wife’s skin as a flaw that should be erased. He found this one defect grow more and more intolerable with every moment of their united lives, becomes obsessed with it and all that he can see is his wife’s imperfection.
When Georgina realized her husband’s seriousness, and feeling that it will be the only possible way to save her marriage, she becomes increasingly insecure and asks him to remove the “dreadful hand”, at whatever risk. Unfortunately, …show more content…
Even after Aylmer has persuaded a beautiful woman to become his wife, he is not capable of loving her properly, unselfishly. He becomes egotistic in the ways of his actions and thoughts, not considering that he himself has a problem but that his wife’s imperfection is the problem. Aylmer’s obsessive desire for perfection, took Georgina’s life. Georgiana’s pure faith also symbolizes the modern issue of men controlling women. Aylmer is not only trying to manipulate and dominate nature, but he is trying to control Georgiana. Georgiana felt like an object of disgust in her husband’s eyes, and was desperate for his approval. Georgiana fell victim of Aylmer’s superficial outlook, and felt that the removal of the birthmark was worth whatever risk she
The birthmark, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, follows the story of a scientist named Aylmer who marries the beautiful Georgina. Not long after getting married, Georgiana’s birthmark, which is in the shape of a tiny red hand on her left cheek, really begins to bother Aylmer.
One day he asks her if she has ever considered having it removed. This is not something she has considered since other people in her life, especially men, have always seen it as a charm. Georgiana believes it to be a blessing. In fact, many men would risk their life in order to kiss her birthmark. Aylmer on the other hand sees this mark on his wife’s skin as a flaw that should be erased. He found this one defect grow more and more intolerable with every moment of their united lives, becomes obsessed with it and all that he can see is his wife’s imperfection.
When Georgina realized her husband’s seriousness, and feeling that it will be the only possible way to save her marriage, she becomes increasingly insecure and asks him to remove the “dreadful hand”, at whatever risk. Unfortunately, …show more content…
Even after Aylmer has persuaded a beautiful woman to become his wife, he is not capable of loving her properly, unselfishly. He becomes egotistic in the ways of his actions and thoughts, not considering that he himself has a problem but that his wife’s imperfection is the problem. Aylmer’s obsessive desire for perfection, took Georgina’s life. Georgiana’s pure faith also symbolizes the modern issue of men controlling women. Aylmer is not only trying to manipulate and dominate nature, but he is trying to control Georgiana. Georgiana felt like an object of disgust in her husband’s eyes, and was desperate for his approval. Georgiana fell victim of Aylmer’s superficial outlook, and felt that the removal of the birthmark was worth whatever risk she