Aylmer represents science and everything that deals with overcoming the natural world and life. Georgiana’s birthmark represents everything that Aylmer wants to overcome so the birthmark becomes a challenge. Aylmer’s objective is to get rid of the birthmark and if he was successful that in turn would mean he is able to overcome nature. All of Aylmer’s work would be nothing compared to getting rid of the birthmark. In some ways Aylmer fears the power of nature and the fact that he has absolutely no control over anything. According to Freud’s The Uncanny Aylmer is actually repressing many of his actual fears. Aylmer is terrified of nature and possibly the fact that he is unable to control Georgiana. Moreover, Georgiana represents nature and her birthmark is the perfect example of how every human is unique and that no one has control full control of how they look or how tall they grow to be. Science is very important to the development of the human species; however, science may never be able to surpass nature. Scientists such as Aylmer are innovators, but not everything that one sets their mind to is attainable and that is Aylmer’s ultimate
Aylmer represents science and everything that deals with overcoming the natural world and life. Georgiana’s birthmark represents everything that Aylmer wants to overcome so the birthmark becomes a challenge. Aylmer’s objective is to get rid of the birthmark and if he was successful that in turn would mean he is able to overcome nature. All of Aylmer’s work would be nothing compared to getting rid of the birthmark. In some ways Aylmer fears the power of nature and the fact that he has absolutely no control over anything. According to Freud’s The Uncanny Aylmer is actually repressing many of his actual fears. Aylmer is terrified of nature and possibly the fact that he is unable to control Georgiana. Moreover, Georgiana represents nature and her birthmark is the perfect example of how every human is unique and that no one has control full control of how they look or how tall they grow to be. Science is very important to the development of the human species; however, science may never be able to surpass nature. Scientists such as Aylmer are innovators, but not everything that one sets their mind to is attainable and that is Aylmer’s ultimate