Gender Roles In The Birthmark By Nathanial Hawthorne

The Birthmark”, written by Nathanial Hawthorne portrays how gender roles can psychologically affect a human due to perspectives from those who play an influential role in a person's life. Georgiana, one of the protagonists of the short story, had a red birthmark located on her cheek. She had no shame in the red birthmark, as people always claimed it to be “attractive”. This displays gender roles towards women, as it seems as if what only matters is the physical looks of a female, not her personality. However, her confidence in her physical appearance did not last very long, as Georgia married a man who was not very fond of her red birthmark. Georgiana's husband, Aylmer, insisted that she should remove her red Birthmark, as she would look