Character Analysis of Aylmer

?Shelbi Holt 7/30/09 Character Analysis In The Birthmark, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the character Alymer is portrayed as a mad scientist. He c ares active his married woman, but his love for science and intellect overcomes all love he could ever have for her. By look Alymer is a mad scientist, I am meaning that he will go to great lengths to learn and create cures and constrain intertwined with science itself. Alymers behavior is very manipulative slightly others. He doesnt just come out and narrate how he hates Georgianas birthmark, his actions say it for him. He uses his behavior to cause what he wants from people. Every time he would look at Georgianas face he would shudder a little(a) so it would turn over her feel uncomfortable with her birthmark, and so consequently he could try to get rid of it. I do not think that Alymers actions were very wise because his willpower and pride were the cause of his own wifes death. His ethical motive were not morally correct. He was more focused on trying to create perfection (which is not possible) than embracing his wifes flaws and loving her for her imperfections and who she truly is. The way Alymers laboratory was set up also shows how he was not in the right state of mind.

It had a pungent smell of filth, a smoking furnace, and the room was full of tubes and electrical machines ready to be used. This created an uncomfortable atmosphere for Georgiana, which also shows that Alymer did not even try to help his wife be less nervous about the upcoming dangerous experiment. The way Hawthorne put all of these enlarge about Alymer together in the story makes me believe that his judgments are similar to mine. The way he portrays Alymer throughout the story goes along with what I wrote about him too. Also, I think the time accomplishment greatly influenced Alymers actions and lifestyle because back then they didnt have much technology or the knowledge to make accurate experiments. He didnt have any estimate that the outcome of his removal experiment would... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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