NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE “THE BIRTHMARK”

Nathaniel Hawthorne “The Birthmark”



Nathaniel Hawthorne “The Birthmark”

Introduction In the short article "The Birthmark," Nathaniel Hawthorne values the individual characteristics, foreshadowing, and symbolism to illustrate the topic that personal perfection will not be come to through science and technology. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Birthmark, the symbolism is rather apparent of the birthmarks upon Georgiana's face (Hawthorne, 2008). It comprises Aylmer's labors with environment and science, through his recurring endeavors of the exclusion of it. This conflict between science and environment shows the notion of man versus woman, through the femininity of environment and the masculine traits of the ...