The Birthmark :: essays research papers

receipt Paper 2 The Birthmark1. Our union tends to be obsessed with the idea of somatogenetic perfection. How does our society manifest that coercion? How is the Birthmark an early version of our modern compulsion with animal(prenominal) perfection?Our society has many ways of manifesting its obsession with physical perfection. In our society people go to extreme lengths to achieve perfection. The Birthmark, indite more than a century ago, is an early version of our modern obsession with physical perfection. cabaret manifests its obsession with physical perfection by having operative procedures done on daily basis. These surgeries allow for almost any ornamental transformation. For example a person can have anything from removing a nevus to inserting breast implants to having a tummy tuck done on their body. Society manifests their obsession with physical perfection by having these procedures done to them. These procedures enable society to achieve perfection, much like Geo rgiana in the Birthmark.In the Birthmark, a point that is more than a century old Georgiana and her husband Alymar are search for physical perfection, much like we do today. In addition they manifested their obsession with physical perfection much like we do today. Georgiana was born with a crimson birthmark in the shape of a hand. This birthmark was on her cheek. One day Georgiana discovers that this birthmark shocks her husband and he is deeply fazed by it. Georgiana finally realizes this after Alymar says Georgiana . . . has it ever occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek dexterity be removed? After discussing the birthmark several times with her husband, a talented scientist, Georgiana decides to have it removed by him. It is never stated in full detail exactly how Alymar is going to remove this birthmark, we assume that it go away be a surgical procedure. At one point in the story Georgina says to her husband If there be the remote possibility of it .