Dr.+Heidegger's+Experiment

1.According to Dr. Heidegger, what is the purpose of his experiment? The purpose of his experiment is making changes in your life that you never had.

2. What do Dr. Heidegger's friends have in common? How does each of them behave during the experiment? They all act immature because they are young again. They are all alike because they don't try to change there life like Dr, Heidegger told them told.

3. Why would Dr.Heidegger not stoop to bathe his lips in the Fountain of Youth? Do his friends feel the same way? Comment. He would not stoop to bathe his lips in the fountain of youth because he wanted to experiment how people would act if they drank it.

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? I think that Dr. Heidegger is the narrator of this story. He knows because of the dying butterfly and the dries up rose, The water does not last for a long period of time.

5. What points are made about youth and aging in the story? Do you agree with the views in the story? Comment. The points that are made out about aging in this story, are you cannot always change your past the way you want it to be. I agree to it.

7. Some scientists hope to develop a vaccine against aging. They speculate that human being could then live approximately 800 years. Do you feel this is desirable? Explain your answer. No i don't think this is desirable because if i am 800 years then i cant do much things thats young people can do, and probably i cant run anymore.

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

Point of View: Third person

Protagonist: Dr. Heidegger

What type of character is the Protagonist? round

Antagonist: Dr. Heidegger

Describe the setting The setting is, Dr.Heidegger wanting to experiment how people would act if they were young again.

Type of Conflict: man vs himself

Describe the main conflict: he wanted to be young again so that he can change his past.

Describe the Climax of the Story: the climax for this story is becoming young again

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? At first he wanted to be young so that he can change his past but after seeing his friends act like that he changed his mind.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The theme for this story is changing your past the title and the theme are related by seeing what people do when they become young again if they change there past.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? Dr.Heidegger wanted to change his past so he got his friends and made them drink the water but after seeing how they act he didn't want to change anymore.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? When you become young again you want to change your past.

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

Simile: The butterfly revived like a baby born

Metaphor: "I love it as well thus as in its dewy freshness,"

Personification: the rose cry's while it dies

Symbol: rose

Foreshadowing (give both elements): When Dr.Heidegger was talking to the statue it seemed like he knew what was gonna happen to the old people

Irony:. the feel young but when they look in the mirror there actually old

Imagery:

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The relationship between this story and the class theme is when they turn young, but when they look into the mirror there actually old. 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