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In Nathaniel Hawthorne?s story ?The Birthmark? you find a couple fairly prevalent disorders. Although psychology was as of yet not existence, Hawthorne describes them quite well. Alymer suffered from an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, while his actions caused Georgiana to develop a body dysmorphic disorder. Both of which attributed to the eventual demise of Georgiana.
     Alymer is an older scientist who marries a beautiful woman much younger then himself. Even though Alymer finds his young bride beautiful, he still says that she is ?marked.? Upon Georgiana?s left cheek is a birthmark. The birthmark is small, red, and in the shape of a hand. Alymer believes that this mark takes away from her beauty; even though many other people, men and women alike, thought it to be charming; and those who did not, just ?wished it away.?
     However, Alymer could not wish away Georgiana?s birthmark. He even approached her about it being removed-

?Georgiana,? said he, ?has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed??
?No, indeed,? said she, smiling; but perceiving the seriousness of his manner, she blushed deeply. ?To tell you the truth it has been so often called a charm that I was simple enough to imagine it might be so.? (Hawthorne 306)
     Alymer was afflicted with an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. By definition obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is ?... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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