"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment:" Story Analysis

Biography


Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts. Hawthorne's childhood left him overly shy and bookish, which molded his life as a writer. Then he started writting short stories, and then began to write novels. The "Scarlet Letter" is his best-known novel. Hawthorne passed away on May 19, 1864, in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
















The Summary of the History



Dr. Heidegger invited four of his old friends for an experiment. He offered water from the "Fountain of Youth", but offered them as a condition not to repeat the mistakes they had in their youth, when they fought for the Widow Wychely. However, once these people drank the water and became young again, just made the mistakes of his youth. This Dr. Heidegger taught that these people learned nothing from their mistakes, and while they were young again would not be happy.




Story´s Plot


















Introduction
1. Dr. Heidegger needed help with his experiment.

Raisin Action
2. He invited four of his old friends to help him with the experiment.

3. Dr. Heidegger took a rose (guarded by fifty years), placed in a glass of "water" and it turned red and fresh.

4. Dr. Heidegger offered of the Fountain of Youth to the guests and they drank, they became young again.

5. The Widow Dr Wicherly asked to dance, but he could not, so he suggested that "young men" who were there, they could.

6. The men began fighting among themselves again, for the attention of the Widow Wicherly

Climax
7. The vase fell to the ground and smashed into a thousand pieces. The water from the Fountain Of Youth flowed slowly across the floor.


Resolution

8. Just as the rose wilted, the guests became old again, without having learned nothing from the mistakes made in youth.


Character Analysis


1. Dr. Heidegger
He was a stange old man.He was an erudite.



2. Mr. Medbourne
He was an old man, with white beard. He was greedy, and lost his fortune, then he had to beg for money.





3. Mr. Gascon
He was an old man. He was a famous politician but was dishonest and stole money then he lived in shame.



4. Coronel Killigrew
He was an old man. He was once a great soldier. But his health did not care and he was sick all the time.





5. Widow Wycherly

An old woman.In her youth was very beautiful, but very conceited. And she was not beautiful now.






Moral of the History

The moral of the story lies in the fact that we must learn from our mistakes by taking the positive in each one of them, to improve our daily lives.

I liked the story because Dr. Heidegger, taught his guests and readers, that we are responsible for our actions. And although the "Fountain of Youth" existed, we would have the same errors. That's why we make the most of our lives and take the positive side of each of our actions