In the Birthmark, a romantic writer, Hawthorn introduces a young scientist, Aylmer and his wife, Georgiana, and the conflict between the two from a small birthmark on her face. In this particular short story, he emphasizes the concern with one's individuality and symbolic views by describing the removal of Georgiana's birthmark upon Aylmer's desire. .
Aylmer is an alchemist who studies somewhere between science and magic. Despite his marriage with Georgiana, a seemingly perfect one, he still likes science far more than his wife Georgiana. Disgusted by Georgiana's birthmark that can be covered even with two fingertips, he gets very annoyed and tries to remove it by a chemical liquid that he has perfected. Georgiana, a devoted wife to her husband, was sorry, though frustrated by Aylmer's reaction about her hard-to-noticeable birthmark, trusts him and accepts to drink his special made chemical liquid. After a moment of Aylmer's happiness, Georgiana faints and dies shortly after drinking it. .
Removing the birthmark symbolizes the Original sin, giving such ideas of playing god. Although Georgiana is nearly a perfect human being, Aylmer doesn't satisfy with her birthmark on her cheek. Although Aylmer is not initially concerned with it, it eventually occupies him in his mind obsessively. He makes a chemical solution to remove her birthmark that he spent a prolong life making it. Aylmer wants to make her a perfect being, so, therefore, he asks her to inject the liquid. Also, the shape of the birthmark is symbolic because it is in the shape of a hand, signifying that it is the work of god, done by God's own hands and will and significantly links to another world. Georgiana was happy that way she was and thought of herself that she was attractive in some aspects; her opinion is conquered by her husband's and lived in a fear of imperfection. Thus when the experiment works for a moment, Georgiana achieves perfection but is no longer alive and become an immortal.
His name by birth was Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... ("Nathaniel Hawthorne" American Writers II) One of Hawthorne's ancestors was actually a judge in the Salem witch trials. ... (McGraw Hill, pg.67) Hawthorne's father was a sea captain. He died of fever when Hawthorne was only four. ... Reflected Hawthorne. ...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Hawthorne's "Rap puccini's Daughter" is a timeless short story that still easily applies to common fears of today. Like in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Hawthorne uses literature to address the fascination many of us have with science verses religion. When Hawthorne describes Rappuccini's creations in the garden, our imaginations could compare the likenesses to his daughter as well. ... In this description Hawthorne points out that Rappuccini has destroyed the boundaries of science by acting as a God-like figure. ... In short, Hawthorne seems to be add...
Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" Hawthorne's tales can be and have been interpreted in many different ways. ... (Hawthorne, 2189) This did have a deep effect on Goodman, but he still held on to his faith. ... (Hawthorne, 2190) Then the next travelers that he came across shook him even further. ... (Nathaniel) Like Goodman Brown, Hawthorne's grandfather was a judge in the trials. ... Who's side was Hawthorne on in this story? ...
In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne presents a number of themes but the most important and significant are guilt, alienation, and redemption. ... Hawthorne uses symbolism to show the alienation of Prynne by making her wear this bright red scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. ... Hawthorne redeems his guilt by writing the Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne has a number of themes in the Scarlet Letter, but the most significant are guilt, alienation and redemption. The main literary device that Hawthorne used to show these themes is symbolism and there are many others....
To some, Nathaniel Hawthorne has earned both of these titles. ... Hawthorne himself was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and set the majority of his works there. ... Avoiding the grim tone Hawthorne usually involved removing undesirable Elements and modifying others. ... (Hawthorne 112) So, because of the young man's hypocrisy, he was very unhappy. ... Hawthorne very e...
In Hawthorne's tale, why does the minister wear a black veil? The minister in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil- wears a black veil because Hawthorne is trying to communicate to the reader that all people, whether we can actually see it or not, have a veil that separating them from eternal goodness. ... - Hawthorne is saying through his character Hooper that all people have sin and that it is only by confronting that sin that one can delivered from it. ...
Hawthorne's great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem Witch Trials, inspired Hawthorne's writings to be centered around the inherited evil and sin of humanity. Hawthorne was a firm believer in human imperfection, falls from grace, and generational curses. Although understanding Hawthorne's works can be challenging, by closely examining Hawthorne's biography, along with the subjects and themes of his writings, the reader will better understand how Hawthorne's personal demons inspired him to deliver his messages of human imperfections through his writings. ... Hawthorne wa...
When Hawthorne was four years old, his father, who was a sea captain (also named Nathaniel), died of yellow fever. ... In 1838, Hawthorne met Sophia Peabody, a young woman who shared his shy and quiet nature. ... Hawthorne married Sophia in 1842 and the couple moved to Concord, Massachusetts where their first child, Una was born ("Nathaniel Hawthorne"). ... On May 19th 1864, in Plymouth Massachusetts, Hawthorne died during the night on his way to New Hampshire. ... Hawthorne's most notable attribute is perhaps his utilization of allegory and symbolism, which appear in almost all of ...
