answering this dilemma. Aylmer‚ a noted and respected scientist‚ is Georgiana’s husband who becomes overwhelmingly obsessed with the tiny birthmark on her cheek and an ill-conceived notion that it can be removed. High intelligence‚ profound egotism‚ and a fanatical perfectionism are
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achieve the theme‚ that it is not a person’s appearance that counts; you need to love a person for who they are and never try and change them. Hawthorne uses the Aylmer’s shallowness‚ scientific need for perfection‚ and his hatred for his wife’s birthmark to help explain why he is trying so hard to destroy this imperfection. Aylmer is a man who associates love with appearances and cannot love his wife without her appearance being perfect. He says to his wife‚ “… you came so nearly perfect from the
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A Dual-Criticism Look at The Birthmark Literature is many things: provoking‚ heartwarming‚ emotional‚ traumatic‚ poetic‚ maybe even life-changing. Literature can also be incredibly ambiguous. While literature can be “simply read”‚ when one takes a step back and looks at a piece through specific lenses‚ the work can take on an incredibly different‚ deeper meaning. Taking the lead of criticisms such as formalist‚ psychoanalytical‚ biological‚ feminist‚ Marxist‚ etc.‚ one can dig deeper into a text
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Hawthorne’s story‚ The Birthmark‚ these ideals are proved wrong. In year 1843‚ Hawthorne discovered that one of the great issues in society was engraved in a man’s determination to turn imperfection to perfection by any means necessary. Through a literary theorist lens‚ literature can be used to explain and show how unhappy men are themselves and the people around them‚ which often causes the
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Setting the Scene: The Influence of Setting in Literature Literature exists as a combination of elements. A story requires characters‚ plot‚ and an environment or setting. When reading a work of literature such as a short story or play‚ it is natural for the reader to focus his or her attention on the plot of the work and the characters that produce the plot. In making this decision‚ consciously or otherwise‚ the reader places the setting in the background. Indeed‚ many people refer to the
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Table setting and Table skirting What is Table Table setting or place setting refers setting? to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and for serving and eating. Table setting refers to the way the table appointments and the food are arranged in the dining table. By knowing and following the rules‚ you can enjoy your meals and impress your guests. 7 Basic Principles in Table Setting 1. Table appointments include materials for setting the table such as the tablecloth
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Academic setting: It is necessary here to clarify exactly what is meant by “academic setting”. The term “academic setting” has come to be used to refer to the environment where people can learn things‚ improve or exchange their knowledge and experience to each other. We need to find the answer to the question “What is meant by ‘academic’?” they can exchange ideas‚ opinions about academic issues with others and the instructors. What scholars do to communicate with other scholars in their field
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Table setting or place setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and dishes for serving and eating. The arrangement for a single diner is called a place setting. 2 types of table settings * Informal * Formal Informal setting is easier‚ involving the least amount of tableware as there are fewer courses involved. This is your basic everyday table setting‚ one that you might already set each night for dinner in your own home. Rules for a proper
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Setting in “The Lottery” The setting in a story helps to form the story and it makes the characters become more interesting. There are three main types of setting. The first is nature and the outdoors‚ second is objects of human manufacture and construction and the third is cultural conditions and assumptions. These three things help the reader to understand the characters better in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”. “The Lottery” is started out by
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ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT STORY “THE BIRTHMARK” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” illustrates 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
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