Dr.+Heidegger's+Experiment

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

Point of View: Narrator

Protagonist: Dr. Heidegger What type of character is the Protagonist? Dynamic, round

Antagonist: Dr. Heidegger

Describe the setting: The setting is Dr. Heidegger’s study

Type of Conflict: Human vs. self

Describe the main conflict: The old people that took the water think that it’s making them young but it was really there minds tricking them.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story would be when the liquid spills onto the floor and they realize that they won’t be able to stay young.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? He conducts his experiment so by the end of the story, it’s no longer an experiment because he knows the results.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The theme is like the story because he does an experiment to see if the liquid will make them young.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict helps illustrate the theme because it helps create a picture of what happens after he conducts the experiment.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? Because if they didn’t spill the liquid, they might have been able to stay young.

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

Simile: “ A visage as faded as her dress “

Metaphor: “ I must be content to bear the stigma of a fiction-monger.

Personification:

Symbol: The rose represents the rose Dr. Heidegger was suppose to wear on his wedding day.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): Dr. Heidegger invited his old friend’s over which caused the whole story.

Irony: It’s ironic that the bride died on her wedding day.

Imagery: When they think that they have become young again, but then one of them sees themselves in the mirrior and they are old.

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story: The class theme is eternal life. It relates to the story because in the story, they are wanting to become young again. Our class was asked if we would want to be young forever and in a way, so were the people in the story.

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