LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Question
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The one major theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birthmark", is:
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the foolishness of achieving perfection
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science vs. technology
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man vs. machine
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the strength of true love
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The desire for perfection not only kills Georgiana, it also ruins her husband because his desire to create the ideal woman becomes a fixation that prevents him from seeing the good in his wife. Eventually, her tiny imperfection is all he can see.
Detailed explanation-2: -The central theme in “The Birthmark” is the concept that some areas of life and human experience should not be tarnished with science.
Detailed explanation-3: -Science, Nature, and Religion “The Birthmark” centers around the conflict between science and nature. Aylmer cannot accept Georgiana as nature made her, and instead feels driven to use his scientific knowledge to erase what he sees as nature’s imperfection.
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