Dr. Heidegger delivers the conclusion of his experiment: that the water from the fountain of youth is dangerous and transitory, and their actions have shown it should not be meddled with.
Q. What does Mr Gascoigne represent?
Mr. Gascoigne. Ruined politician; obscure (unknown) instead of infamous; of little importance anymore. Empty speechmaking; rattled forth same old sentences about patriotism, glory, rights—well worn political ideas; whispers secret deals. hypocrisy, deceit.
Table of Contents
- Q. What does Mr Gascoigne represent?
- Q. What does Mr Gascoigne represent in Dr Heidegger’s Experiment?
- Q. What sin does Mr medbourne represent?
- Q. What happens when Mr Gascoigne is given a second chance?
- Q. What does Dr Heidegger represent?
- Q. What kind of person is Dr Heidegger?
- Q. What was the widow wycherly relationship?
- Q. What happened to Dr Heidegger’s fiancee?
- Q. What did Dr Heidegger give his friends to drink?
- Q. What is the conflict in DR Heidegger’s Experiment?
- Q. What relationship did the four guests have in their youth?
- Q. What did Colonel Killigrew waste in his youth?
Q. What does Mr Gascoigne represent in Dr Heidegger’s Experiment?
Gascoigne is a ruined politician who represents hypocrisy. Mr. Medbourne is a merchant who lost everything after some foolish specultation, represents greed. Lastly, Widow Wycherly represents vanity.
Q. What sin does Mr medbourne represent?
hypocrisy
Q. What happens when Mr Gascoigne is given a second chance?
When he gets the opportunity to experience youth a second time, Mr. Medbourne makes the same two mistakes he did the first time around: he obsesses over money, and he chases the Widow Wycherly. Tisk, tisk, Hawthorne would say.
Q. What does Dr Heidegger represent?
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment
| A | B |
|---|---|
| What does a rose symbolize? | Passion |
| What does a butterfly symbolize? | Resurrection |
| What does water represent? | Renewal and rebirth |
| Three images in the study which suggest that Dr. Heidegger is evil? | The dust and cobwebs, the magic book, the skeleton |
Q. What kind of person is Dr Heidegger?
physician
Q. What was the widow wycherly relationship?
Gascoigne – had all at one time or another been the lover of the Widow Wycherly. This is a very important detail, for when the four withered old souls drink the water of the fountain of youth, and become young again, the men all resume their struggles against each other for the newly-young woman.
Q. What happened to Dr Heidegger’s fiancee?
Sylvia Ward was once the fiancée of Dr. Heidegger, but she died on the eve of their wedding after taking some of Dr. Heidegger’s medicine by mistake. Her portrait hangs in his study, and is thought to be enchanted.
Q. What did Dr Heidegger give his friends to drink?
He takes an old, withered rose, drops it into the vase, and shows his guests that it has in fact been rejuvenated to a fresh-blooming flower. Dr. Heidegger then claims that the liquid in the vase is water from the mythical Fountain of Youth.
Q. What is the conflict in DR Heidegger’s Experiment?
Heidegger never would drink from the Water of Youth, as he has managed to learn from his experiences in life and appreciates the wisdom he has thereby gained. His foolish guests, on the other hand, have no such perspective. Thus the central conflict in this story is between youthful foolishness, and old age and wisdom.
Q. What relationship did the four guests have in their youth?
In “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” What relationship did the four guests have in their youth? The men were all rivals for the woman’s affection. In “Dr.
Q. What did Colonel Killigrew waste in his youth?
Expert Answers Hover for more information. Prior to drinking the water from the Fountain of Youth, the narrator cites that Colonel Killigrew “wasted his best years.” In his youth, he had been promiscuous and as an older man, he ended up with gout and other painful diseases and ailments.
