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The Birthmark

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })"The Birthmark" (also published as "The Birth-Mark" and "The Birth Mark") is a Short Story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in the Pioneer magazine (March 1843 issue).Aylmer, a scientist, becomes obsessed with the birthmark on his otherwise beautiful wife Georgiana's cheek. As time progresses and Aylmer grows ever more obsessed, Georgiana begs her husband to find some way to remove it. However, the cost of perfection may be higher than would be wise for them to pay."The Birthmark" has been republished many times, including over a dozen Hawthorne collections, including Mosses From An Old Manse (1846), Little Masterpieces (1897), Hawthorne (1922), The Celestial Railroad And Other Stories (1963), The Birthmark And Other Stories (1968), Selected Tales And Sketches (1970), Young Goodman Brown And Other Short Stories (1992), The Snow Image And Other Stories Of The Super Natural (2008), and Hawthorne After Dark: 22 Strange Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne (2009).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Distinguishing Mark: Georgiana has had a tiny red handprint on her cheek since birth. Familiarity has bred contempt, and the characters attempt to remove it.
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 Downer Ending: Georgiana dies just after Aylmer succeeds in removing the birthmark, with the strong implication that removing the birthmark somehow caused her death.
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 Elixir of Life: Aylmer admits that such a potion would be possible, although he believes that it would be an imbalance in nature for it to be used.
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 Chemistry Can Do Anything
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 Chemistry Can Do Anything: Aylmer is an Omnidisciplinary Scientist who marries a woman with a birthmark on her cheek. He uses chemicals to remove the mark.
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 Elixir of Life / int_f5b07d28
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 Science Is Bad / int_f5b07d28
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