Theme in “The Birth Mark” and “Girl” In “The Birth Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”‚ the theme gives a sense of meaning and importance in the two short stories. The theme of striving for perfection is what shapes the characters and makes them act in different ways. In “The Birth Mark”‚ Aylmer‚ being the main character‚ wants his wife‚ Georgiana‚ to be viewed as flawless so he does everything in his power to remove the birth mark that she is possessed with. In “Girl”
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present in our society today. The context of his language and presentation of the topics in the fiction while utilizing literary devices are exceptional. Through these instruments‚ the author shares the themes of science‚ religion‚ submission‚ and perfection (Gale‚ pg.12). This essay will discuss the various literary devices used by Nathan Hawthorne in the theme science and romance as a belief. Hawthorne uses conflicts to build his themes into the story. In the beginning‚ the authors warn the Aylmer
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OCD is obsession with orderliness‚ perfection‚ and control (Rathus‚ 2010). Crawford shows many actions that seem to be obsessive. A normal obsession of people with this disorder is time. During Christina’s fifth birthday party‚ Joan kept insisting that it was time to open presents against the photographers wishes. She becomes openly upset when her schedule isn’t kept. Another common obsession is cleanliness. Joan’s incident with this occurs at Christina’s
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our god in this work we have undertaken‚ and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us‚ we shall be made a story and a by-word throughout the world.” These high standards that puritans were meant to live up to caused a lot of pressure for perfection in their lives. Those who did not or could not abide by the strictness of the puritan lifestyle were shunned by the community‚ and were even at risk for
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The Perfectionism Disease Perfectionism‚ the definition of perfectionism: is refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. The root word of Perfectionism is perfect‚ but perfectionism isn’t perfect. Perfectionism is a disease. Once you get the disease you are most likely to deal with the things you were trying to avoid. Dangerous side effects of this horrible disease is depression‚ stress‚ and being self-critical. Depression‚ is basically being sad all of the time. Why would anybody be
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believe ultimately exacerbated his depression (Hatzinger et al.). Through his bouts of depression‚ Mozart managed to compose over six hundred different works including operas‚ concertos‚ and sonatas. Mozart final work Requiem Mass in D Minor became an obsession to him. He believed he
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probably can’t even reach his head in the first place. Focusing on one thing to the exclusion of all else‚ even sanity‚ damages one’s self and others. Victor’s emphasis of his dislike of the Creature’s physical appearance is similar to the obsession with physical perfection in today’s society and how scientific advancement has made it easier to pursue it to an unhealthy degree. Plastic surgery is available for those who have suffered severe injuries‚ yes‚ but it is mentioned much more often in reference
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terrible one in the end of the novel. Narcissism is a generalized personality trait characterized by egotism‚ vanity‚ pride‚ or selfishness. The psychological state could be described as an pursuit of perfection. This quest is however a central theme in the novel where art stands for perfection and life for imperfection. Dorian Gray was in the beginning of the book a noble gentleman‚ a wealthy youth archetype of beauty and innocence. However‚ this changes when he sees the portrait that Hollward
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positions of power for their uniqueness. While Hawthorne uses symbolism and third person omniscient storytelling to create an allegory in which perfection among the common is what’s desired by its characters‚ Serling tells of a world in which the thing that’s unacceptable by society’s standards is non uniformity. However‚ each author suggests that society’s obsession with supremacy and unattainable standards of beauty results only in the conflict and segregation of peoples. In "The Birthmark"‚ Hawthorne
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the only thing someone thinks about when in love is their object of affection. Maddening thoughts repeatedly invades the mind on a daily basis‚ this could be the basic level of infatuation. However; the line between infatuation and obsession is thin because obsession is the dark‚ twisted version of infatuation. “Shyness‚ fear of rejection‚ anticipation‚ and longing for reciprocity were other central sensations of infatuation” (Fisher 40). Infatuation often gets misinterpreted as love because of the
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