In the story "The Birthmark" Georgia's birthmark is the main highlight if the story.
Aylmer is the husband of Georgia, and she is one of the most beautiful women in the area where they live. Young men crave to take a look at her and admire her beauty. She had a birthmark in her cheek, a small red mark. Until now she never really cared for it and thought as a beauty mark. But Aylmer her husband thought of it as some kind of sin.
So eventually she started hating it. To the point that even her husband also did not hate it that much. The birthmark became a symbol of self hatred for Georgia
The correct answer is D): The author argues that, despite the cost, the group most likely to be advocates for the thermometer pill are parents of athletes.
In the excerpt, the author claims that parents are willing to spend the $50.00 that a pill costs if it helps them protect their childrens lives on hot days.
