In Napier’s view, the main subject matters of “The Birth-Mark” are union and separation. Napier starts of her article by attaching one of these two subjects to each of the main characters; consequently, Georgiana is deemed a symbol of union, and Aylmer is said to represent separation. Georgiana comes to embody unity primarily because of the birthmark upon her left cheek, “It is the birthmark that is the center of her reconciliatory nature, which joins her simultaneously to the world of men and the realm of fairies” (Napier 32). Contrastingly, Napier points out that Aylmer is frequently associated with images of removal, “he dreams of surgical operations; the distilling apparatus that dominates his laboratory is a fitting emblem of his obsession
