Dr.+Heidegger's+experiment

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: Dr. Heidegger's experiment Point of View: Third person point of view, the story didn't using he that much, but it is easily see Dr. Heidegger's is telling about his experiment.

Protagonist: Dr. Heidegger

What type of character is the Protagonist?

Dynamic character

Antagonist: Dr. Heidegger, the guests don't threaten Dr. Heidegger in any way; they just provide a negative example in opposite to his positive one. Dr. Heidegger is fighting with himself, because he want to make a decision about he want to become young again or not. Describe the setting

The setting of the story is taking place in England around 18 century and it is in Dr. Heidegger's house. Dr. Heidegger is so exciting ,and curious about the experiment he did. The languages they used in the story are pretty old fashion, and the name of the characters are very sounds like names from England.

Type of Conflict: Man vs. self

Describe the main conflict: Doctor is trying to make a decision between become young again or not, the guests are the tools to help him to make that decision.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is the moment after they drink the water, because the water works on them, they are so exciting and leave some questions about what are they doing when they get young again, and what kind of person they were after they get younger.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?

He change over time by realizing youth to people is very important, but many people don't understand how important young can be used, and Dr. Heidegger learn a big lesson on the experiment he did to those old people.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. I think the theme is " make sure you want to go back or not, this is a very important decision". The title is called " Dr. Heidegger's experiment", it is a person's name, and it is also the protagonist's name, that helps to make the theme more clear, it tells the theme is related to   the protagonist. And in the story, Dr. Heidegger helps to create the main conflict, theme, climax, without Dr. Heidegger, the theme won't be exist, the title of a story is very important for theme, it makes the theme more clear and give hints. And the word "experiment" in the title tells Dr. Heidegger will make a experiment on something, and the experiment will be related to the theme and create the theme.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict is about the old people didn't realize the importance of youth ,even they have a chance to go back, but they are still doing the same thing they did it wrong in there young life. The main conflict give hints, problems, and it help to make the theme become more clear and let people understand the problems, and the meaning of the theme.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax is the moment after they drink the water, and we don't know are they going to change to a good person yet. That tells there are some character development in there, and the climax is often giving hints to let people know what the theme are going to be about, and making the theme to become more clear.

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

Simile: "One limped across the floor, like a gouty grandfather" " a small round table, as black as ebony, stood in the center of the room" " Youth, like the extremity of age"

Metaphor: " Her warm breath fanning each of their faces by turns" " The tall mirror is said to have reflected the figures of the three old, gray, withered grand sires, ridiculously contending for the skinny ugliness of a shriveled grandam" "The ancient cap and gown of the blooming girl" " Brimful of this wonderful water, the delicate spray of which, as it effervesced from the surface, resembled the tremulous glitter of diamonds" " And the vase dashed into thousand fragments" " An woman's wrinkled face could ever bloom again" " The skeleton in the closet" Personification: " And the vase dashed into thousand fragments" " The tall mirror is said to have reflected the figures of the three old..."

Symbol: " The butterfly fluttered down from the doctor's snowy head, and fell upon the floor".

Foreshadowing (give both elements): " Once invited four venerable friends to meet him in his study" Venerable means "people deserve respect because they are old and important" This tells us about this study is about the ages, youth, human, experiment.

Irony: " Four friends had taught no such lesson to themselves". I think this is ironic because I can't believe there are a lesson behind it, I though Dr. Heidegger just helping those old people to being young again, and at the conclusion, the doctor said " Such is the lesson you taught me", it is so surprising me, because Dr. Heidegger learned the lesson that he bring up by himself.

Imagery: " The tall mirror is said to have reflected the figures of the three old, gray......"

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Our class theme is mystery, and the experiment that Dr. Heidegger did left bunch mysteries to let us to solve it, we don't know how does the trick that he did works? Also, we don't know is Fountain of Youth exist or not, the mystery behind this story definitely related to our class theme. Questions  1. The purpose of his experiment is to make the old people became young again, and taught them a lesson. 2. Dr. Heidegger 's friends are all so exciting about they became young again, and they are dancing, playing during the experiment. 3. Because Dr. Heidegger don't want the same things happend again, past is past, it will be bored if you become young again, but Dr. Heidegger's friend glad to become young again, because  they wants to be beautiful, handsome, and enjoy the moment of youth. 4. I think the narrator is Dr. Heidegger, the reason he knows what happened to the doctor and his friends because he is the person who create the whole story. In the story, some place Dr. Heidegger using " I ", so that really tells us that narrator is Dr. Heidegger. 5. The points are made about youth and aging are ages, time. I agree the views of the story, if the time past, it won't go back, if it can go back, than the population will increased,  everything will stay the same, no changes to the world, that makes everything so boring. 7. I don't feel this is desirable, if the scientist success, the population will increase, the supplys from the world will used up. And the people that live longer that others, it is a very sad thing, because all of his  or her friends, family will be gone, and leave him alone, no more hapiness, no more warm family. Completion: 4.5/5 Effort: 4.5/5 Content: 4.5/5 total: 13.5/15

Question Completion Mark: 5/5

total 18.5/20