Dr.+Heidegger's+Experiment

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: Dr Heidegger’s Experiment

Point of View: The point of view is in First Person. Protagonist: Dr Heidegger is the Protagonist of the story. What type of character is the Protagonist? The Protagonist is a round and dynamic Character. Antagonist: Dr Heideggar is also the Antagonist of the story. Describe the setting: The setting is around the first half of the 19th century, around sunset. The mood of the story starts to grow from slight anticipation to open ecstasy and then to similarly understated disappointment. Type of Conflict: Man vs Self Describe the main conflict: The main conflict was that even though Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew ,Mr. Gascoigne, and Widow Wycherly were given a second chance at their youth they didn’t learn anything from their past. They just went back to what they were like in their younger days. Describe the Climax of the Story: The building to the climax of the story is really when they start to drink more and more of the elixir. Their voices became louder, their behavior was frantic, and they fought. The clear Climax of the story is when the Vase shatters. How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The Relationship is that Dr Heidegger’s wanted to perform the experiment not to see if the elixir did actually work, but what behavioral effects it would have on his subjects once they were young again, and to see if they've learned from their mistakes. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The conflict helps to illustrate the theme by explaining that if we go back to our youth, it will not only be a physical change, but a mental one as well. Also, if you do end up going back and making the same wrong choices, there is no point in doing so. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax helps to illustrate the theme because it shows how when the subjects were “young again” they also received the stubbornness of child. Knocking over the vase and shattering it “… into a thousand Fragments.” Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): Simile: “One limped across the floor, like a gouty grandfather;…” Metaphor: “…and pretended to pore over the black-letter pages of the book of magic;… Personification: “... had givin birth to his brood of pains…” Symbol: The Rose symbolizes life to death, secrecy, mystery, passion, and love. Foreshadowing (give both elements): Modern; " Have you heard about the fountain of youth" Classic: Irony: The irony is that even given a second chance they still managed to make the same stubborn mistakes they made when they were younger. Imagery: Dark, Excitement, Awe, Greed, foolishness Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The relationship between the class theme and the story is that those four subjects that were in the experiment had a choice on whether they could become young and diligent,

1 According to Dr. Heidegger, what is the purpose of his experiment? According to Dr Heidegger the purpose of the experiment was to see how his subjects would behave and react once they’ve felt young again. 2 What do Dr. Heidegger’s friends have in common? How does each of them behave during the experiment? Dr Heidegger's friends, experimental lab rats, became very stubborn after they had drank from the fountain of youth. 3 Why would Dr Heidegger not stoop to bathe his lips in the Fountain of Youth? Do his friends feel the same way? Comment. Dr Heidegger would not stoop to bathe his lips in the Fountain of Youth because he knew that the effects would not be permanent, but his friends do not feel the same way. Dr Heidegger's friends wanted to be younger for longer periods of time, and they were very anxious to find out if they could retrieve more, but to there disappointment, Dr Heidegger had no more. 4 Who is the narrator of the story? Though he is not a participant in the experiment, the narrator relates all the details. How does he know what happened to the doctor and his friends? How certain of his facts is the Narrator? The Point of view is in first person, but we don't really know who is telling the story, we just know that he continuously draws attention to himself, 5 What points are made about youth and aging in the story? Do you agree with the views in the story? Comment. Some points that are made about youth and aging in the story are that young people had burning passions in which they would do anything for. I agree with this because, I believe that younger people would be more energetic and more enthusiastic about something they cared about. I also believe that, younger people would get angrier faster if someone insulted the object or thing that they treasured. 7 Some scientists hope to develop a vaccine against ageing. They speculate that human beings could then live approximately 800 years. Do you feel this desirable? Explain your answer For some, it might be desirable to be able to survive that long, but others may not feel the need. I don't find this idea desirable because I believe that even if there were vaccines that could let you achieve this, a human body wasn't meant to last for that long. A body would need "Replacement parts" and where would you be able to receive this other then dead corpses or "farmers" which harvest human for organs. Even IF that was possible it still wouldn't match, because you can't put an organ from a child into an adult. Which, if you've seen the movie "The Island", you know it can't end well.

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