A man is never satisfied; he is constantly seeking perfection, imprudent regarding eventualities. This is the case with "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. An escape from reality, the superiority of Romanticism over Rationalism and the fascination for the revelation of God make "The Birthmark" the romantic literature of Nathaniel Hawthorne. When the pursuit of human endeavors opposes the divine setting, it has no chance of thriving. In fact, trying to escape reality and intervene in nature repeatedly leads to shocking consequences. In this short story, it is important to discern "that the desire is just that: a desire, that is, something physical; and a desire, that is, something not acquired but innate, one of Georgiana's data, in fact, equivalent to "the exquisite character (Fetterley 2). Furthermore, Aylmer's revulsion at the birthmark is troublesome. In other words it can be said that he cannot accept the fact that nature cannot be changed or altered. One literary critic proposes that "[Aylmer] reads [the birthmark] as a sign of the inevitable imperfection of all things in nature and sees in it a challenge to man's ability to transcend nature" (Fetterley 1). Furthermore, Aylmer is so haughty of his knowledge that he remains adamant in doing what he should never have done and says, “Unless all my science have deceived me, it cannot fail” (Hawthorne 12). His “past experiences, his dreams, every piece of evidence tells him that this experiment will be fatal to Georgiana, and yet he proceeds” (Eckstein 1). However, his nightmares about the pygmy birthmark force him to emancipate himself from any kind of rules, leading him to carry out the fatal experiment of eliminating something innate and indigenous. Next... in the center of the sheet... etc. Surely, the purpose of scientific knowledge is to try to make the world a better and convenient place to live in, not to learn to play with God's revelation. The birthmark consecutively symbolizes nature, exquisiteness, and death. Likewise, nature places upon us numerous flaws and shortcomings to symbolize that no person can achieve perfection. What is the lesson behind this moral allegory? The fate of the world, however tragic it may be, is not only under the direct control of God but also of nature. Man has absolutely nothing to do with destiny. Hawthorne wants us to understand that happiness should be more inclined to spirituality and affection than to worldly gains. Nathaniel Hawthorne beautifully proposes: “Happiness is a butterfly which, when chased, is always just beyond your reach, but which, if you sit quietly, may alight on you."."