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Beauty “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a man, Aylmer, whose fixation on his wife, Georgiana’s birthmark eventually leads to her death. Aylmer and Georgiana have similarities and differences. They are similar because Aylmer and Georgiana, both have flaws. Aylmer and Georgiana are different, because Aylmer is selfish and Georgiana is selfless. Another difference is the way both of them viewed the birthmark. Aylmer felt the birthmark was ugly; meanwhile Georgiana viewed it as beauty. Aylmer and Georgiana both had flaws. Aylmer was a monomaniac. This means he is a person who is fixated upon one thing, Georgiana’s birthmark. Aylmer constantly thought about this retched birthmark. At night, when sleep is peaceful, came the dream. He dreamt of removing the birthmark the more he cut the birthmark the deeper it went, until it caught hold of Georgiana’s heart. Aylmer who was so obsessed with Georgiana