In "The Birthmark," Hawthorne develops the theme that insistence on physical perfection often leads to emotional harm. Which det
ails from the story contribute to the development of this theme?Select the two correct answers."'Then why did you take me from my mother’s side? You cannot love what shocks you!'""Aylmer’s sombre 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.""It must not be concealed, however, that the impression wrought by this fairy sign manual varied exceedingly, according to the difference of temperament in the beholders.""Here, too, at an earlier period, he had studied the wonders of the human frame, and attempted to fathom the very process by which Nature assimilates all her precious influences from earth and air…"
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.
