Throughout human history, man has attempted to understand the perfection the creation. Because humanity seems to not be completely satisfied, humans strive to restore perfection in what they see as imperfect, regardless of the result. People seem to have come to some kind of understanding that perfection is not something that is natural; most people have accepted that having some imperfections and flaws is just part of being human, and if they have not realized that, they are in for a lengthy, impossible battle with their own nature. Man dreams of perfection, or at least has questioned the ability to achieve it at some point, but it is almost impossible to describe something so unattainable. “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the story of a man’s obsession with natural perfection and the belief that with his scientific knowledge he can restore imperfection. Hawthorne manages to combine a lot of men’s questions about perfection and offers his opinion on it. Hawthorne uses symbolism in “The Birth-Mark” to help his readers comprehend the idea that perfection does not exist, and that man’s fixation with restoring and perfecting nature will only lead to disappointment. The foolishness of human beings who believe that science can perfect God's creation is very well depicted in the characterization of Aylmer, a man who worships science and thinks that with scientific knowledge he can restore the natural imperfection seen with his imperfect human eyes. Aylmer's view that "the best that the earth could offer” (Hawthorne 301) is not perfect enough for him shows the grandiosity that he gives to scientific knowledge. The tragedy of Aylmer's life is that his pursuit for perfection destroys the best that he has in life, his wife Georgiana, who loves him and shows it through her admiration, patience, and extreme trust to the point of placing her life in his hands. She was perfect in so many ways, but Aylmer failed to see it; h