Characters
The story's protagonist
Dr. Heidegger
Major symbol in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment?"
the Fountain of Youth
Where Dr. Heidegger pulls out the rose from
the "Book of Magic"
What the three old men all have in common
the previous pursuit of Widow Wycherly
Author of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The woman of the friend group
Widow Wycherly
The general significance of roses in literature
love
What part of Dr. Heidegger's house does this story take place in?
his study
Unfortunate event in Dr. Heidegger's past
the death of his fiance
The man of the friend group who was a politician in his younger days
Mr. Gascoigne
Major theme of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"
foolishness, appearance vs reality, fleeting/chasing beauty
Object that allows the presence of Dr. Heidegger's dead fiance
the portrait of Sylvia Ward
How Dr. Heidegger's fiance dies
from a prescription that he gave her
Where the story takes place (geographically)
New England
The man of the friend group who was a "prosperous merchant"
Mr. Medbourne
Symbolic significance of the Fountain of Youth
youth/a desire for the unattainable
Bust that Dr. Heidegger consults with
bust of Hippocrates
Dr. Heidegger's proof/persuasion for his experiment
putting the rose in the water from the Fountain of Youth
The man of the friend group who lost everything in pursuit of "sinful pleasures"
Colonel Killigrew
What does the flower convey in this story? (meaning)
Although beauty and youth are desired, the memory is just as beautiful and invaluable.
What houses the souls of Dr. Heidegger's deceased patients?
the grand mirror
Action Dr. Heidegger's friends decide to take at the end of the story
travel to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth
When the story takes place (time period)
Mid 19th century