... that results in the disappearance of the birthmark and the death of Aylmer's experimental subject. Comparison "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" and "The Birthmark" can be compared in many aspects. Nathaniel Hawthorne used many of the same writing techniques in both stories. Both pieces share two common reoccuring themes. Also, the symbols in the story have like meanings. In both "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" and "The Birthmark", Hawthorne uses the same writing style. In both stories ... saying that she could not live and be perfect, hence the impossibility of earthly perfection. In "Dr. Heide...

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