A man is never satisfied; he constantly seeks perfection, reckless in the face of possibility. This is the case in “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. An escape from reality, the superiority of romanticism over rationalism, a fascination with the revelation of God make up the romantic literature “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. When the quest for human achievement clashes with divine organization, it has no chance of prospering. In fact, trying to escape reality and the intervention of nature repeatedly leads to life-altering consequences. In this short story, it is important to discern “that the birthmark is just that: a birthmark, that is, something physical; and a birthmark, that is to say something not acquired but inherent, one of Georgiana's givens, in fact equivalent to "The Exquisite Character (Fetterley 2). Moreover, Aylmer's repulsion for the birthmark is unwelcome In other words, it can be said that he is unable to accept the fact that nature cannot be changed or altered A literary critic proposes that “[Aylmer] considers [the birthmark. birth] as a sign of the inevitable imperfection of all things in nature and sees it as a challenge to man's capacity to transcend nature” (Fetterley 1). he remains steadfast in doing what he should never have done and says, “Unless all my knowledge has deceived me, it cannot fail” (Hawthorne 12). the evidence tells him that this experience will be fatal for Georgiana, but he continues” (Eckstein 1). Nevertheless, his nightmares about the pygmy birthmark force him to free himself from all kinds of rules that lead him to realize the the fatal experience of the elimination of something inherent and indigenous. Beside...... middle of paper ......ect all the way. Surely the purpose of scientific knowledge is to try to make the world a better and more pleasant place to live in, not to learn to play with God's revelation. The birthmark successively symbolizes nature, finesse and disappearance. Likewise, nature imposes many flaws and shortcomings on us to symbolize that no one can achieve perfection. What is the lesson behind this moral allegory? The fate of the world, as tragic as it may be, is not only under the direct control of God but also of nature. Man has absolutely nothing to do with destiny. Hawthorne wants us to understand that happiness should be more oriented towards spirituality and affection than towards material gains. Nathaniel Hawthorne beautifully puts it: “Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond your reach, but which, if you sit still, may land on you.."