The Birth-Mark

The Birth-Mark

consider the story as an early version of our contemporary obsession with physical perfection. what significant similarities and differences do you find?

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Similarities between the story and modern times include the comtemporary obsession with plastic surgery, miracle creams, and supplements, and people who in their quest for perfection go to such great lengths that their images are altered completely..... often negatively.

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