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The Spiritual and Physical Dimensions in The Birthmark

Fred Allen Wolf notes in Taking the Quantum Leap that it was not until the 20th century that scientists realized that ?to observe is to disturb, for observation breaks the wholeness of nature.? If observing disturbs, then when a scientist tampers and tries to perfect nature the result can only be disastrous. The goal of most scientists is to observe and understand the mysteries of nature. Nathaniel Hawthorne realized that the scientists of the 19th century were beginning to challenge the traditional views of science and man. The traditional view of man holds that man is both material and spiritual. Advancements in science led some scientists to begin to think that man was only material and therefore with enough enlightenment science could control all of nature including man himself. Hawthorne, however, objected to the idea of man?s ability to totally control all aspects of human life. Hawthorne, in his short story ?The Birthmark,? uses the imagery and character to show that man has both a spiritual and material dimension that are deeply interwoven and unable to be completely controlled.

Hawthorne presents the prevailing thinking of the man of science with the introduction of Aylmer who typifies the man of science who thinks that he is able to ?ascend from one step of powerful intelligence to another, until the philosopher should lay his hand on the secret of creative force? (Hawthorne 1). Hawthorne hints that Aylmer... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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