So the question that is begging to be answered is why did Georgiana give her consent to her husband Aylmer which endangered her life to remove her beauty mark for him? ... The theme of the story is that to achieve such perfection is essentially impossible because man cannot control nature. ... Her misguided decision is a lesson about how extremely perilous when a person gives undivided attention to her vanity. Also, this story inspires me to love myself the way I am regardless of my looks. Basically, I accept myself the way I am and nobody has the right to tell me to change myself....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So, I don't see that there is anything left for me but to be an author (qt. in "Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography")." ... Embarrassed by his failure, Hawthorne continued to write many short stories, several of which were published in newspapers but always anonymously. Finally, in 1837, Hawthorne decided to use his own name and published Twice-Told Tales, a collection of his short stories, many of which had previously been published anonymously. ... He was not fond of the job and was relieved in 1848 when he was fired, giving him time to write his most famous work The Scarlet Letter, publis...

• Word Count: 1129
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate