Dr.+Heidegger's+Experiment

Short Stories - Literary Devises

Title: **Dr. Heidegger`s Experiment**

Point of View: Third person

Protagonist: **Dr. Heidegger**

What type of character is the Protagonist? **The protagonist** **is round and dynamic.**

Antagonist: **Himself**

Describe the setting: **The dark, and almost gloomy study, of Dr. Heidegger.**

Type of Conflict: **Man vs. himself.**

Describe the main conflict:**The main conflict is man vs. himself because the guests decisions they make effect them more than anything else in the story. The conclusion also supports this as those who drank from the glass could not overcome their greed for more time being young instead of being grateful.**

Describe the Climax of the Story: **The climax of the story occurs when the doctor`s guests return to their elderly state.**

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? **At the start of the story Dr. Heidegger seems proud of his findings but during the conclusion he seems disappointed in his guests to act the way they did**

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. **The title, Dr. Heideggers Experiment, relates to the theme (human greed) because the experiment extremely tested the four guests and they ended up failing and needing to seek more of the liquid youth.**

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? **The main conflict (Dr. Heidegger deciding to drink from the fountain of youth) helps illustrate the theme (human greed) because Dr. Heidegger views how his guests react to the youthful substance and decides not to be greedy and be greatful for the youth he had during his life.**

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? **The climax of the story is when the rose turns back to its original state. This relates to the theme because the guests automatically are stressful insted of grateful for the time being young again.**

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: **"..looking as fresh as it were when Sylvia Ward had first given it to her lover."**

Metaphor:

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1. According to Dr. Heidegger, what is the purpose of his experiment? **The purpose according to Dr. Heidegger is to test the liquid but it seems as the experiment continues that it is to see if it is wise for himself to drink the liquid.**

2. **All of Dr. Heideggers friends are consumed with the greed for more of the youthful liquid. During the experiment they behave carelessly and young,**

3. **Dr. Heidegger would not drink from the fountain of youth because he did not want to be addicted to drinking it. His friends do not feel the same way because they wanted to prove him wrong rather than think about the consquences.**

4. **The narrorator of the story is not a person but is just a way for the author to explain what is happening during the story. The narrorator relates to details, know everything that is happening, and is very certain about facts because it is easy for the author to help the reader understand what is happening.**

5. **The main point in the story concerning youth and aging is to enjoy being old when you are old and young when you are young. I agree with this because if you are worried about changing yourself to much you may have a difficult time enjoying your life.**

7. **I think it would be desirable to many people because they would have time to experiance many more things in their life. On the other hand people may believe that it is not the way we are supposed to live our lives and people may take the extra time for granted.**

Effort: 4.5/5 Content: 4.5/5 total: 13.5/15
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Question Completion Mark: 5/5

total 18.5/20  **