EValuation of Hawthorne
Hawthorne really has a unique creativity to his stories that keeps the reader wanting to know what is going to happen next. He also has this way with his stories that as I was reading it, I was not totally sure what was actually happening in the story or what the moral of the story was but at the end it’s like a light bulb moment happens and it all makes sense. Reading stories like that really stretch the reader and their idea of a what a story should look like. He also writes in a way that is an older style but not impossible for modern day readers to understand. I connected with The Birthmark and how we should never get caught up on one person’s small imperfection because it can really effect the person and may even cause them to want it off so badly that they are willing to sacrifice their life. I know that I am quick to find other people’s imperfections and sometimes want to help them “fix” it but that is not a good idea and certainly not my place. I should look at myself and my own imperfections first to see what I can change.
I felt like Georgiana and Aylmer were engaging characters in how they both truly expressed their feelings on the matter. It lets the reader be able to identify with the characters as well as the reality of the not-so-positive thoughts behind a marriage. He thought that she needed the birthmark removed because it showed her imperfect beauty. Georgiana said that she had started to believe that it was some sort of lucky charm but now, with Aylmer’s help, realizes that she does not want it either. I think that really shows the impact that those around us have on our lives and how they shape and mold our thoughts about ourselves. It just really brought a fresh realization that no one is better than another and that we all have our own issues that we face. If we hide them and push them down and try to handle them ourselves we will suffer more, but if we bring them out to the light and work on them together than we can be better people together. Goodman Brown realized how many people he knew were not the people he thought they were including his wife while Aylmer thought that his wife needed to be perfect and he was going to “fix” her himself. |