You can tell if they were influenced either negatively or positively by looking at their connotation and diction
The statements that correctly contribute to the theme that insistence on physical perfection often leads to emotional harm are;
- "'Then why did you take me from my mother’s side? You cannot love what shocks you!'"
- "Aylmer’s somber imagination was not long in rendering the birthmark a frightful object, causing him more trouble and horror than ever Georgiana’s beauty, whether of soul or sense, had given him delight."
The two statements, culled from The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne, show individuals who are troubled because of insistence on physical features. In the first sentence, the woman Georgina wonders why her husband Aylmer will marry her when the birthmark on her face shocks him. She is deeply angered by this.
In the second sentence, Aylmer is so invested in a birthmark that he feels troubled. These two experiences indicate that an insistence on physical features can cause emotional harm.
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