Problem
Describe Mathilde Loisel. What type of person is she? In what ways was she responsible for her own downfall? After paying off her debt, Mathilde wonders what her life would have been like if she had not lost the necklace. The narrator does not suggest an answer to this question. What do you think would have happened to her? 2.What difference would it make if the mark on Georgiana's cheek were shaped like a fish, a heart, or an irregular oval? Why (and when) does the mark appear redder, more visible or faint? Even after understanding the danger she is in, why does Georgiana adopt Aylmer's great passion for removing the birthmark? What do you think is the "profounder wisdom" that the narrator claims Aylmer failed to achieve in "The Birthmark"?