The Birthmark

THE BIRTHMARK I. Description of Alymer a. A scientist b. Controlling c. Manipulative II. Description of Georgiana a. Possessed a single birthmark on her cheek b. Men’s previous reaction to her birthmark. c. Low self-esteem III. Inside Alymer’s laboratory a. The furnace b. Aminadab c. The potion Conclusion: “Although the notion of moral or immoral experimenting is dated in this story, the same concerns remain ethical problems in the modern world of medicine” (…

…was nieve. He failed to realize that the world is not meant to be perfect. His potion was a disturbance to all natural things. Georgiana’s birthmark represented her mortality and innocence. When Alymer removed the birthmark not only has her innocence been taken, but her life as well. Although the notion of moral or immoral experimenting is dated in this story, the same concerns remain ethical problems in the modern world of medicine” (Classic).