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1、Dr.Heidegger’sExperimentByNathanielHawthorneLiterarytermforthisstory:Allegory:Aworkinwhicheachelementsymbolizes,orrepresents,somethingelse.(Inthisstory,eachofthecharactersrepresentssomethingpeoplestrivetohaveintheiryouth).Fourcharacters:foursymbolsMr.Medbourne---wasaprosper

2、ousmerchant----losthismoneythrough“franticspeculation”—representswealth(butlostthatwealththroughgreed)ColonelKilligrew—wasahealthyman—losthishealththrough“pursuitofsinfulpleasures”—womanizing,drinking,etc.(losthealththroughlustandgluttony)Characterscontinued:Mr.Gascoigne—wa

3、sacorruptpolitician—now,nooneremembershim.Heis“obscureinsteadofinfamous”—representsfame,(lostthroughhiscorruptdecisions)WidowWycherly---wasabeautifulyoungwoman---lostrespectofthosearoundherasaresultof“certainscandalousstories”—representsbeauty,lostthroughherbadchoicesWhatdo

4、thesefourcharactershaveincommon?AllthreemenhadatonetimebeeninvolvedwiththeWidowMostimportant:Their“greatestmisfortune”isthattheyarenotdeadyet!Thismakesthemperfectcandidatesfortheexperiment---theyhavenothingtolose!WhataboutDr.Heidegger?Hehadachanceforloveinhisyouth;whathappe

5、ned?Wasithisfault?HowdoesthisrelatetoDr.H’sdecisionnottoparticipateintheexperiment?Setting:Dr.Heidegger’sStudyAplaceripeformagical/enchantedeventsandobjectsSkeletoninclosetPortraitofSylviaWardDusty,old-fashioned,dim,hascobwebsHugebooksonbookcases(ThinkaboutsimilaritiestoHou

6、seofUsher)Settingcontinued:Mirror—what’smagicalaboutit?BronzebustofHippocratesAbookofmagic:largeblackfoliovolumeBoundinblackleather—silverclaspsWhendusted,whathappens?SkeletonrattlesSylvia“stepsout”ofthepictureFacesappearinmirrorBronzebustsays“forbear”TheExperimentItselfRos

7、e:whose?Whathappened?Reactionsoffourfriends?Dr.HmentionsPoncedeLeonandtheFountainofYouth,butheneversaysdirectlythatthewaterisactuallyfromthefountainofyouthColonelKilligrewasksabouttheeffectonhumansRulesofexperimentDr.Heideggermentionstheir“peculiaradvantages”—whichare?Whata

8、dvicedoeshegivethem?Howdotheyrespond?Why?Theylaugh---howridiculousisthenotionthatw