Special objects
Swimming pools:
Similar to the short story, The Swimmer, my neighborhood has many swimming pools. Like the setting in the story, they seem to form a snake-like, “quasi-subterranean stream that curved across the country” (Norton 2, 1234). My swimming pool is physically similar to many of the pools in the story as it is located in the backyard, fenced up, and contains water. Physical differences include the gradual slope into the deep end, a diving board, as well as multi-colored underwater lighting. Juxtaposingly, my swimming pool is not deeply symbolic. It is used for leisure and summer time enjoyment. To me, my swimming pool is a place where I can cool off with friends, as well as a place I can go to relieve my stress physically. The water provides a temporary barrier between the myself and the outside world.
Birthmark:
The birthmark in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, The Birth-Mark is the “visible mark of earthly imperfection” (Norton 1, 632) on Georgiana’s body. It is this earthly imperfection that allows her to remain on earth as a human. This birthmark defines Georgiana, and without it, she cannot live. What does the birthmark look like? Located “in the centre of Georgiana’s left cheek, it was a singular mark, deeply interwoven...the mark wore a tint of deeper crimson, which imperfectly defined its shape” (Norton 1, 632). This “Crimson Hand” was physically appealing to Georgiana’s suitors, and she herself did not mind it, until Aylmer’s criticism. Then, this birthmark comes to symbolize her imperfections, and Aylmer “found this one defect grow more and more intolerable” (Norton 1, 633), until he decided to risk her life to remove the mark. The birthmark dominates their relationship and the removal of it becomes the single most significant event in their lives.
My birthmark is located on the upper left hand corner of my left hand. It, like the Crimson Hand, is an crimson and reddish color. However, it is not shaped like a hand, but
Similar to the short story, The Swimmer, my neighborhood has many swimming pools. Like the setting in the story, they seem to form a snake-like, “quasi-subterranean stream that curved across the country” (Norton 2, 1234). My swimming pool is physically similar to many of the pools in the story as it is located in the backyard, fenced up, and contains water. Physical differences include the gradual slope into the deep end, a diving board, as well as multi-colored underwater lighting. Juxtaposingly, my swimming pool is not deeply symbolic. It is used for leisure and summer time enjoyment. To me, my swimming pool is a place where I can cool off with friends, as well as a place I can go to relieve my stress physically. The water provides a temporary barrier between the myself and the outside world.
Birthmark:
The birthmark in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, The Birth-Mark is the “visible mark of earthly imperfection” (Norton 1, 632) on Georgiana’s body. It is this earthly imperfection that allows her to remain on earth as a human. This birthmark defines Georgiana, and without it, she cannot live. What does the birthmark look like? Located “in the centre of Georgiana’s left cheek, it was a singular mark, deeply interwoven...the mark wore a tint of deeper crimson, which imperfectly defined its shape” (Norton 1, 632). This “Crimson Hand” was physically appealing to Georgiana’s suitors, and she herself did not mind it, until Aylmer’s criticism. Then, this birthmark comes to symbolize her imperfections, and Aylmer “found this one defect grow more and more intolerable” (Norton 1, 633), until he decided to risk her life to remove the mark. The birthmark dominates their relationship and the removal of it becomes the single most significant event in their lives.
My birthmark is located on the upper left hand corner of my left hand. It, like the Crimson Hand, is an crimson and reddish color. However, it is not shaped like a hand, but