The Birthmark

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Themes

All Themes Science, Nature, and Religion Perfection Fatal Pride Submission and Sacrifice Mortality

Characters

All Characters Aylmer Georgiana Aminadab

Symbols

All Symbols The Birthmark Plants Sunlight

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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The Birthmark

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
Science, Nature, and Religion
Perfection
Fatal Pride
Submission and Sacrifice
Mortality

All Characters
Aylmer
Georgiana
Aminadab

All Symbols
The Birthmark
Plants
Sunlight

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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