Character Analysis: The Birthmark

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The Blemished Beauty
I.Introduction
II. Georgiana’s Character traits A. How she is perceived B. Traits that truly describe her
III. Georgiana’s Moment of Clarity A. Setting Details B. Why the Scene is Important
IV. Why I chose Georgiana
My birthmark
VI. Lessons Learned
All humans are flawed
Don’t lose your future over trivial matters
Don’t let the opinions of others affect your self-image
VII. Conclusion

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birth-mark” he writes about a woman named Georgiana who has a single flaw, a birthmark on her cheek. Although she thinks little of it, her husband obsesses over it. The birthmark eventually becomes a source of turmoil in their marriage. Georgiana is a complex …show more content…

She takes a moment to admire her husband’s work, but quickly realizes that the removal of her birthmark also removes her attachment to humanity. She is now too perfect to exist and must leave the earth. This scene is important to Georgiana’s character because it shows her love for her husband. When she awakened and realized she was dying she could have been angry and yelled at him for not loving her as she was. On the contrary, she spoke lovingly and “with a more than human tenderness”. She even congratulated him on succeeding telling him that he had “done nobly”. Georgiana recognized the part she played in her death and did not blame Aylmer. Although he was the one who brought attention to her birthmark, Georgiana was the one who told him to remove the birthmark by any means necessary. She did, however, leave him words of wisdom before she parted saying, “you have rejected the best that earth had to offer”. Georgiana was the closest thing to perfect that the earth had to offer, yet it still was not enough to please Aylmer. Overall, in Georgiana’s last moments she tried to comfort Aylmer and show him that she did not blame him. She showed wisdom and courage in accepting her fate. This scene from the story displays her best qualities as not only a wife, but also as a

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