The birthmark 2
The birthmark 2Response Paper #2: “The Birthmark”
1. Our society tends to be obsessed with the idea of physical perfection. How does our society manifest that obsession? How is the “Birthmark” an early version of our modern obsession with physical 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”, written more than a century ago, is an early version of our modern obsession with physical perfection.
Society manifests its obsession with physical perfection by having surgical procedures done on daily basis. These surgeries allow for almost any cosmetic transformation. For example a person can have anything from removing a birthmark 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 Georgiana in the “Birthmark”.
In the “Birthmark”, a story that is more than a century old Georgiana and her husband Alymar are searching for physical perfection, much like we do today. In addition they manifested...
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