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The Birthmark         The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story almost the strive for ne plus ultra. Aylmers obsession with his wives perfection blinds him to her beauty, and ultimately consumes both of their lives entirely. In the end Aylmers questionable mental state and his obsession with his wives lesion leads to her death.         When looking at the story from a mental standpoint, it dismiss be said that Aylmer is troubled with some(prenominal) type of psychological problems. The behavior he exhibits throughout the story seems to be take of obsessive compulsive disorder. The symptoms of this particular disorder can be seen in how the small mark of imperfection upon his wives cheek seems to in all consume his every thought, and it seems his obsession has turned his love for his unify woman into repulsion.         It has been suggested that the motives behind such compulsive behaviors is often some personalis ed problem with which one has trouble dealing with, or purge recognizing. The particular dilemma Aylmer may be veneering could be his failure as a scientist in his proclaim mind. bandage reading his journal his wife observes that Much as he had accomplished, she could non but observe that his most keen successes were just about invariably failures, and it is said, and felt to be so by himself. Aylmer seems to be obsessed with the perfection of his wife. This dose not seem to be the only motivation behind his try for a retrieve to his wives imperfection. Through his success, he hopes to achieve perfection as a scientist. I believe it is this poor psychological state is what prevented Aylmer from putt his wives safety before his own select for perfection. If you want to sit a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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