Question

Refer to “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne in Journeys in Literature: American Traditions.

Answer 1

An example of a paradox can be seen when Georgina claims that danger means nothing to her.

We can arrive at this answer because:

• Georgiana has a birthmark on her face.

• She feels very bad about this mark because it hurts her self-esteem and makes her sad and embarrassed.

• For that reason, she insisted that her husband do anything that would allow her to remove that mark from her face.

• She doesn't mind that it's dangerous, because, to her, the danger has no meaning as long as she gets rid of the birthmark.

This is an example of a paradox because it allows two opposing concepts to be presented together. Danger means something very serious, but Georgiana says it doesn't mean anything.

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