Aylmer is obsessed about the birthmark. He is a man obsessed with attaining divine perfection, he becomes unreasonably fixated on his wife's one apparent imperfection, going so far as unconsciously wanting to kill her just to dispose of it. For him, it symbolizes mortality and sin and comes to tower over Georgiana’s beauty in his mind. He can think of nothing else. The birthmark is on the left cheek in the shape of a human hand. This is connected with sin because you tend to sin with your hands. Also, think of that one Bible verse that says if your hand causes you to sin, you should cut it off.
2. When Hawthorne wrote this story, women were typically characterized as subservient to men, as their objects or property. So, talk to me about Georgianna. In your estimation, is she a strong character, or weak? Is she dynamic, or static? Your answer must include a direct quote—not lonely—in …show more content…
That means you should describe who it is about, how it involves the action and theme of the story, and where in the story it occurs (not necessarily in that order): “Much as he had accomplished, she could not but observe that his most splendid successes were almost invariably failures, if compared with the ideal at which he aimed. His brightest diamonds were the merest pebbles, and felt to be so by himself, in comparison with the inestimable gems which lay hidden beyond his reach.”
The quote is talking about how Aylmer is not a failure as a scientist because of ineptitude or a lack of understanding; instead, he is a failure because he aims too high. This indeed is at the root of his failure with Georgiana, as well. Scientifically, he is capable of removing the birthmark from her cheek, but the experiment is a failure because his goal is too lofty (she cannot exist as a flawless being). The statement was made to describe how Georgianna faith in her husband made her fail to realize that the operation was
2. When Hawthorne wrote this story, women were typically characterized as subservient to men, as their objects or property. So, talk to me about Georgianna. In your estimation, is she a strong character, or weak? Is she dynamic, or static? Your answer must include a direct quote—not lonely—in …show more content…
That means you should describe who it is about, how it involves the action and theme of the story, and where in the story it occurs (not necessarily in that order): “Much as he had accomplished, she could not but observe that his most splendid successes were almost invariably failures, if compared with the ideal at which he aimed. His brightest diamonds were the merest pebbles, and felt to be so by himself, in comparison with the inestimable gems which lay hidden beyond his reach.”
The quote is talking about how Aylmer is not a failure as a scientist because of ineptitude or a lack of understanding; instead, he is a failure because he aims too high. This indeed is at the root of his failure with Georgiana, as well. Scientifically, he is capable of removing the birthmark from her cheek, but the experiment is a failure because his goal is too lofty (she cannot exist as a flawless being). The statement was made to describe how Georgianna faith in her husband made her fail to realize that the operation was