During our last class as we were analyzing The Birth-Mark by Nathaniel Hawthorne a lot of thoughts crossed my mind; from why are we so obsessed with perfection? What is really beautiful since they say beauty is in the eye of a beholder meaning different people find different things beautiful. Countless examples will prove this idiom right. In Haiti they believe thick women are beautiful but in America the skinnier the better. Why do we make such a big deal when Celebrities gain weight? Are they supposed to represent what true beauty means? Anyways back to the Birth-Mark, while decoding the text, it suddenly reminded me of Enrique Iglesias. The Birth-Mark was Georgiana’s trademark and for Enrique Iglesias, the mole. Someone said in the class: Imperfection makes us who we are, our identity. If you feel you need to make some ramification to yourself to “conform”, I don’t believe you have any character. I don’t judge people who undergo surgery but in my opinion their cheating themselves. They are taking an easy way out to gain confidence or self-esteem instead of exploiting other attractive traits they might have.
