whom he fell in love with. The couple then marries. Aylmer begins to notice a birthmark in the center of Georgiana’s left cheek. The birthmark‚ according to Aylmer‚ is an imperfection. The birthmark is in the shape of a human hand‚ and is a rosy color. Georgiana has always liked her birthmark‚ she believed it was a charm. So‚ did many men believe her birthmark was attractive. Aylmer has a dream about removing the birthmark‚ in the dream he uses a knife to cut the hand‚ but the deeper the knife went
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Marxist‚ Formalism‚ and Reader Response just to name a few. Given Hawthorne’s style of writing and this short story in particular‚ a reader or critic can benefit from analyzing his work with the Reader Response literary criticism approach. The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms define reader response criticism as‚ “a type of literary criticism that focuses on reading as an active process and on the diversity of readers’ responses to literary works‚” (Murfin & Ray 425). By analyzing
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movement: abridged edition of From Jim Crow to civil rights : the Supreme Court and the struggle for racial equality‚ Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press‚ 2007 Chafe‚ William Henry (1980). Civilities and civil rights: Greensboro‚ North Carolina‚ and the Black struggle for freedom. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-19-502625-X. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. J.A. Henretta‚ and D. Brody‚ America a Concise History‚ (Boston: Bedfords/St. Martin’s‚ 2012)
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A Little Bit of Happiness Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a great American gothic writer‚ wrote many different‚ amazing stories including the classic novel‚ “The Birthmark”. The Birthmark is about Aylmer‚ his wife Georgiana and the birthmark that lays upon her cheek. One day‚ Aylmer asks his wife whether she has ever thought about removing the birthmark on her cheek. She cheerfully says no but grows serious when she realizes that he asked the question seriously. Many people have told her the mark is a charm
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noticeable symbol is Georgiana’s birthmark on her cheek. Her birthmark is a tiny red spot on her cheek in the shape of a small hand. In the story it says‚ “some fairy at her birth-hour had laid her tiny hand upon the infant’s cheek” (340). At the beginning of the story Georgiana has grown so tired of the birthmark she says‚ “Either remove this dreadful hand‚ or take my wretched life!” (342). Aylmer‚ her husband the scientist‚ decides to take up the task of removing the birthmark. He tries a few different
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Cited: Brooks‚ Gwendolyn. “We Real Cool.” The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyers. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2011. 827. Print Koch‚ Matthew. “Rhythm in Gwendolyn Brook’s WE REAL COOL.” The Explicator. Vol. 69. Taylor and Francis Group. 2011. Literature Resource Center. Web. 4 Nov. 2012. Sarnowski‚ Joe.
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Cited: Miller‚ Arthur. Death of a Salesman. The Bedford Introduction to Drama: Sixth Edition. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin‚ 2009. 1069-1106 Miller‚ Arthur. Tragedy and The Common Man. The Bedford Introduction to Drama: Sixth Edition. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin‚ 2009. 1109-11 Wilson‚ August. Fences. The Bedford Introduction to Drama: Sixth Edition. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin‚ 2009. 1484-1512
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Morrison Sula’s birthmark represents Sula’s reputation throughout the book. You will see her reputation change from a positive outlook to a negative one. In beginning Sula’s birthmark is being characterized as a stemmed rose‚ but towards the end of the book it changes from something pleasant as a rose to something that’s unpleasant and dreadful like her mother ashes. Birthmarks have many different meanings in so many different cultures. There are some myths that associated birthmarks that are caused
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imperfection? In Nathanial Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark‚” that is exactly what scientist Aylmer has the opportunity to do. Aylmer is a scientist who “values head more than heart”(Rucker 445). After persuading beautiful Georgiana to marry him‚ Aylmer becomes disgusted with a small birthmark on Georgiana’s left cheek‚ causing him to dwell on the idea of using his extensive knowledge of science to cure her of this hideous defect. Hawthorne argues in “The Birthmark” through characters‚ symbolism‚ and circumstance
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Government Has No Business Interfering with What You Eat” Annette T Rottenberg A and Donna Haisty Winchell New York‚ Bedford/ St. Martin 2006 “ Eight Edition.” New York. Bedford /St. Martins. Brownell‚ Kelly PHD and Nestle‚ Marion PHD. “Not If Blaming the Victim Is Just an Excuse to Let Industry Off the Hook” Annette T Rottenberg A and Donna Haisty Winchell “ Eight Edition” New York‚ Bedford/ St. Martin 2006
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