LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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evil and greed
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feminine perfection
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the reward of hard work
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the price of madness
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Detailed explanation-1: -Georgiana’s birthmark represents mortality.
Detailed explanation-2: -Georgiana’s birthmark symbolizes mortality. According to the narrator, every living thing is flawed in some way, nature’s way of reminding us that every living thing eventually dies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Initially, Georgiana has no bad thoughts about her birthmark. It’s like a unique, special trait of hers. Once she learns Aylmer’s feelings and how it disgust him, she becomes embarrassed and ashamed and starts trying to hide it.
Detailed explanation-4: -The boudoir is the dwelling place of all Aylmer’s lofty, spiritual aspirations – everything he wants to accomplish as a scientist. But the lab stinks of his failures, of the reminders that he is mortal and cannot compete with Nature on a scientific scale.
Detailed explanation-5: -Like Georgiana, the flower is perfect, and like Georgiana, it dies before its time due to Aylmer’s influence. The plants not only foreshadow Georgiana’s death, but also emphasize the role of nature in the story. Later, Aylmer pours liquid over a diseased plant before having Georgiana drinks the liquid.