The Birth-Mark

How is the conflict between Georgiana and Aylmer resolved over the course of the text

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Like most of his inquiries, Aylmer’s quest to perfect Georgiana ultimately fails. His solution erases the mark, but Georgiana dies as a result—without her birthmark, she is too much of an ideal being to occupy earth. Through the failed experiment, Hawthorne illustrates the futility of striving for human perfection, all the while affirming flaws as intrinsic to mankind.