Question

How does the opening of this story echo a common Biblical storyline? A) This story alludes to the betrayal of Jesus by his disciple Judas for a bag of gold. B) Alymer is a symbol of Jesus and his self-sacrifice for the salvation of all humankind. C) Alymer and his wife Georgiana clearly resemble Adam and Eve in their innocent and pure nature. Eliminate D) The birthmark on Georgiana's face alludes to the doctrine of "original sin," being tainted with evil from birth.

Answer 1

B) Alymer is a symbol of Jesus and his self-sacrifice for the salvation of all humankind.

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Answer 2

The opening of this story echoes a common Biblical storyline because "The birthmark on Georgiana's face alludes to the doctrine of "original sin," being tainted with evil from birth."

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the story where Alymer being scientist who is obsessed with perfection can not deal with the fact that his wife is not physically perfect because of a birthmark that she has on her cheek that he sees as impurity and sin, and as he tries to get rid of it he gets a life lesson of not messing with what nature has done.