physical perfection. How does our society manifest that obsession? How is the "Birthmark" an early version of our modern obsession with physical perfection? Our society has many ways of manifesting its obsession with physical perfection. In our society people go to extreme lengths to achieve perfection. The "Birthmark"‚ written more than a century ago‚ is an early version of our modern obsession with physical perfection. Society manifests its obsession with physical
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In the story “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ science versus nature is an essential source of conflict. This theme becomes apparent through Alymer’s persistent desire to interfere with what is natural through his passion for science. This obsession becomes most apparent when Alymer attempts to change his wife Georgiana’s natural appearance. Soon after marrying her‚ Alymer is shocked by the smallest of imperfection‚ and expresses desire to remove it‚ as a result having control over nature. This
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Hawthorne is the tale of a man obsessed with science and power. His idea of perfection through science becomes a war against the power of nature. Aylmer‚ “a man of science”‚ has fallen in love with and married the beautiful Georgiana. She is a woman that Aylmer considers perfect...except for a small red birthmark on her cheek. This “imperfection” to an otherwise perfect woman soon turns into Aylmer’s obsession. He no longer sees her beauty when he looks at her‚ but only sees her flaws
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how one’s obsessions and moral weakness leads to another’s questioning of their self-image and drives the pursuit of perfection in our society. The main character‚ Aylmer‚ develops an obsession with becoming a world renowned alchemist‚ yet falls short when he sets his goals and cannot accomplish them. The unrealistic goals that Aylmer sets reflect how his character is composed; he consistently strives for perfection but constantly falls short of achievement in his pursuit of perfection. The
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This world cannot withstand the concept of perfection. Perfection is something reserved for the boundaries of Heaven and cannot be synthetically created by any human being. Nature is raw‚ flawed and does not take well to being improved upon. This is why Nature ultimately has the final say in what can and cannot existence. In “The Birthmark”‚ Hawthorne suggests that nothing and no one is perfect nor has the ability to obtain said perfection. An obsession to surpass Earthly Nature can and will result
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connotation as well. While bringing improvement‚ progress can simultaneously spark conformity‚ dependency‚ and the obsession of perfection within the individuals caught in its midst. It is this aspect of progress within modern society that negatively affects Ivan Ilych‚ Leo Tolstoy’s main character in The Death of Ivan Ilych. Ivan’s attempt to conform to modern society’s view of perfection takes away his life long before he dies. Furthermore‚ his fear of death and reactions towards it reflects modern
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How does Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” use metaphors to explain society’s obsession with beauty and conformity? The song “Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce uses metaphors to explain society’s obsession with beauty and conformity. The song is about the effect society has based on way you look. Beyonce’s portrays the judgemental and mean way the society sees celebrities appearance as harmful and hurtful. In the song lyrics there are metaphors. The metaphors compare two things to make the writing have a more clearer
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the only flaw in his wife‚ a flaw left by nature‚ was to improve the beauty of his wife. However under the surface of the story we see that Aylmer’s obsession to remove the birthmark and find perfection in his wife is man trying to perfect nature. By fixing this flaw Aylmer in a way can ascend to a higher level. Then we see how mans desire for perfection over nature will never work. He ignores the boundaries set by nature and it costs him his beautiful wife. Nobody really sees a problem with the birthmark
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the poem; perfection‚ uniformity‚ control over nature‚ and “Planners” who control and create everything. However it should be noted that there is a slight difference in theme of the two poems‚ the ‘Planners’ in this poem refer not to the actual city planners‚ but planners of a ‘higher power’‚ the planners of the whole country‚ the government. The first stanza of the poem acts as a description for what the ‘Planners’ do physically; “They plan. They build…” There appear to be an obsession with perfection
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The poem ‘The Planners’ by Boey Kim Cheng mentions the city structure and shows that perfection‚ uniformity and control over nature are the main concepts in this city plan. The wish for perfection and uniformity of the planners in the poem highlights another theme which is the control over nature. The aim of the powerful planners is to change the country they live in the way they want. Therfore‚ they want to have the power and potential to control the thoughts of people. The planners referred in
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