Part one of term paper
Response Paper #2: "" 1. Our society tends to be obsessed with the idea of physical perfection. How does our society manifest that obsession? How is the "Birthmark" an early version of our modern obsession with physical perfection? Our society has many ways of manifesting its obsession with physical perfection. In our s ...

Part two of term paper
... any cosmetic transformation. For example a person can have anything from removing a birthmark to inserting breast implants to having a tummy tuck done on their body. Society manifests their obsession with physical perfection by having these procedures done to them. These procedures enable society to achieve "perfection", much like Georgiana in the "Birthmark". In the "Birthmark", a story that is more than a century old Georgiana and her husband Alymar are sear ...