Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of Americas best known writers. Although his works are considered some of the greatest pieces of American literature, Hawthorne is often considered a misogynist. Websters Dictionary defines misogyny as "a hatred of women." Many of Hawthorne's stories such as "The Birth Mark" have negative events which occur too female characters, but only to create the plot of the story. One [I] feels that Hawthorne may use females in bad situations to …showed first 75 words of 322 total…

…showed last 75 words of 322 total…in "The Birth Mark," Hawthorne is not negative towards women, and does not hate them. In conclusion one feels that critics often do not take into account every detail of Hawthorne's works. "The Birth Mark" is not a story of hatred towards women, it is a story about a man and his inability to control his selfishness. One feels Hawthorne does use women in negative situations in his stories, but he does not hate women.