http://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-birthmark/themes.html
This article from sparknotes talks about how it was a big mistake for Aylmer to try to make his wife perfect because perfection is heavenly and does not exist on earth. By removing Georgianna's one flaw Aylmer was basically sentencing her to death because if he made her perfect she could no longer be on earth. Georgianna's birthmark made her human. Imperfections are nature's way of reminding us that everything comes to an end, but Ayler tries to defy nature with science. If he were able to remove his wife's birthmark he would have overcome death itself, but this is impossible. Nature cannot be overcome by science. Nature is beautiful, but never perfect.
By making Georgina perfect, didn't just affect her, It also affected her husband. It ruins him by not letting him see his wife as already perfect. Before they got married, the birthmark played no affect in their relationship. After Alymer got obsessed with it, it ruined their relationship. They couldn't carry out a conversation or even look at each other because Alymer was too focused on the birthmark.
ReplyDeleteIf you only look at the imperfections of someone you will find more than if you look for the good in them. If you find that one imperfection, then you are goin to notice it more. And if you notice it more then it is going to ruin that person for you. Imperfections are chat makes humans human. You have to deal with your imperfections and other people's imperfections everyday,
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