Dr. Heidegger\'s Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In the story, Dr. Heideggers Experiment, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a curious scientist conducts an examine involving the elaboration of his aged friends who had both suffered a horrible youth. A celebrated detail found in the story is that the scientist does not throng part in the audition involving the sacred water from the unreal Fountain of Youth. Hawthorne tells us that Dr. Heidegger has no desires of wanting to become a part of such a fantasy because not solitary(prenominal) does he know that fresh desires bring about slide fastener trouble and that the audition subjects must(prenominal) meet a particularised requirement, plainly also as a scientist he only if desires to exam the behavioral changes and set up a fantasy send word cause in see human beings. Dr. Heidegger understands that youthful desires and inexperience in life result in nothing but trouble. He said, For my own part, having had more than trouble growing old, I am in no hurry to grow juvenil ity again (p.506,Line 148). Dr. Heidegger is saying that with all the suffering he had to repugn with during his days as a youth he does not wish to relive it. In reality Dr. Heidegger is scared of set about his sometime(prenominal) which involves losing his lover on the day of their wedding.\nSecondly, Dr. Heidegger does not reserve part of the experiment because he lacked the requirements which needed to be met for his experiment. later on warning his fellow acquaintances he tells them, Drink, then,  said the doctor, bowing: I rejoice that I cast so well selected the subjects of my experiment (p.507, Line 171). This quote dialog about the test subjects being the best for his experiment. All of the test subjects confine committed either evil deeds or infamous proceeds based on youthful desires. Although Dr. Heidegger may have suffered a misfortunate past the story never tells us that he fell into desperation due to youthful desires. Dr. Heidegger desire an experime nt studying if his acquaintances would act differently as a youth when holding companionship of ...