In "The Birthmark", Hawthorne uses Aylmer's perfectionism in order to underscore how deadly the ideal image of being perfect is. Aylmer is obsessed with Georgiana's one flaw, her birthmark. Although he sees the birthmark as a flaw, Georgiana does not agree. Aylmer does anything and everything he can to find a "cure" for her flaw. In the end, the birthmark turns out to be a fatal flaw. With Aylmer trying to remove it, Georgiana wishes she was dead, rather then have her birthmark. Aylmer's perfectionism is slowly but surely "killing" Georgiana in a way. The saying "beauty is pain", is very evident throughout the story: with Georgiana being hurt with Aylmer's obsession. Soon Aylmer's cure works, slowly getting rid of the birthmark. As the birthmarks disappears, it seems that In "The Birthmark", Hawthorne uses Aylmer's perfectionism in order to underscore how deadly the ideal image of being perfect is. Aylmer is obsessed with Georgiana's one flaw, her birthmark. Although he sees the birthmark as a flaw, Georgiana does not agree. Aylmer does anything and everything he can to find a "cure" for her flaw. In the end, the birthmark turns out to be a fatal flaw. With Aylmer trying to remove it, Georgiana wishes she was dead, rather then have her birthmark. Aylmer's perfectionism is slowly but surely "killing" Georgiana in a way. The saying "beauty is pain", is very evident throughout the story: with Georgiana being hurt with Aylmer's obsession. Soon Aylmer's cure works, slowly getting rid of the birthmark. As the birthmarks disappears, it seems that Georgiana disappears in that she isn't herself anymore. Soon, Aylmer finally gets the birthmark to disappear; however, Georgiana dies along with the birthmark. It seems that trying to conform to the ideal image of being perfect is deadly/painful. Georgiana disappears in that she isn't herself anymore. Soon, Aylmer finally gets the birthmark to disappear; however, Georgiana dies along with the birthmark. It seems that trying to conform to the ideal image of being perfect is deadly/painful. In "The Birthmark", Hawthorne uses Aylmer's perfectionism in order to underscore how deadly the ideal image of being perfect is. Aylmer is obsessed with Georgiana's one flaw, her birthmark. Although he sees the birthmark as a flaw, Georgiana does not agree. Aylmer does anything and everything he can to find a "cure" for her flaw. In the end, the birthmark turns out to be a fatal flaw. With Aylmer trying to remove it, Georgiana wishes she was dead, rather then have her birthmark. Aylmer's perfectionism is slowly but surely "killing" Georgiana in a way. The saying "beauty is pain", is very evident throughout the story: with Georgiana being hurt with Aylmer's obsession. Soon Aylmer's cure works, slowly getting rid of the birthmark. As the birthmarks disappears, it seems that Georgiana disappears in that she isn't herself anymore. Soon, Aylmer finally gets the birthmark to disappear; however, Georgiana dies along with the birthmark. It seems that trying to conform to the ideal image of being perfect is deadly/painful. In "The Birthmark", Hawthorne uses Aylmer's perfectionism in order to underscore how deadly the ideal image of being perfect is. Aylmer is obsessed with Georgiana's one flaw, her birthmark. Although he sees the birthmark as a flaw, Georgiana does not