Dr heidegger's experiment class

analysis

1. Dr. Heidegger’s Experimient By Nathaniel Hawthorne

2. Watch The Story

3. Allegory -A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities -Allegorical characters are often one-dimensional, since they are meant to represent only a particular aspect of human nature -Allegories also contain a moral

4. Characters : - Dr. Heidegger -Mr. Medbourne - Colonel Killigrew -Mr. Gascoigne - Widow W ycherly Describe the characters and quote to support your views

5. SYMBOLS

6. The Rose The Mirror Water The skeleton What do they symbolize ?

7. SETTING

8. Dr. Heidegger’s study -Describe the place. - Quote to prove your ideas

9. GOTHIC ELEMENTS -THE SUPERNATURAL -OMENS/FORESHADOWING -HIGH EMOTIONAL FEELINGS -WOMEN IN DISTRESS Find evidence for this in the text

10. THEMES AND MORALS Mention 2 themes and support ideas with the text

11. -Is there a "moral" to this story? If so, what is it? What is the point of the first-person narration here (as opposed to third-person)? -Do you take the narrator to be Hawthorne, or some fictional character? -Is "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" meant to be funny at all? Where do you see humor in this text, and what is the effect of such humor on your reading of the story? -Is Dr. Heidegger a likeable character? A sinister one? As a reader, do you relate more to him or to his guests? -You've heard us argue both sides, but what's your final answer – is the water in the vase really from the Fountain of Youth, or does Dr. Heidegger just get his guests drunk?