Discussion Questions: “The Birthmark”

What irony, ambiguity, symbol, and paradox do you find most interesting in "The Birthmark"? In much of his fiction, Hawthorne treats pride as an "evil." Is there an evil type of pride evident in "The Birthmark"? In what ways is "The Birthmark" for all its promise of an "impressive moral" actually morally ambiguous? Why might some readers find ... ................
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