ON-Dr.-Heideggers-Experiment

Dr.Heidegger'sExperimentisashortstorywrittenbyAmericanauthorNathanielHawthorne,aboutadoctorwhoclaimstohavebeensentwaterfromtheFountainofYouth.Itindicatesthatpeoplealwayshaveadesireinvaintoreviewtheirpastsinsteadofacceptingtheirreallife.WhatDr,Heidegger'sExperimentimpressesmemostisthecharacterizationandthemoralitreveals.Inthisnarration,wecangeteveryone'scharacterclearlyandeasily.Dr.Heidegger,anoldandwisephysicianwhoistheprotagonistofthestory.ColonelKilligrewisamanwhothroughouthislifehashadmanydifferentsexualpartnersandmanydifferentpleasures.Mr.Medbourne,oncearichmerchantwholostmostofhismoneygambling,butclaimedthathelostitinastockinvestment.Mr.Gascoigneisapoliticianwhosecareerwascutshort.WidowWycherly,formerlyabeautifulwomanlovedbythethreegentlemeninthisnarration.SylviaWardisawomanwhoseportraithangsonthewall,andshewassupposedtomarryDr.Heideggerbutdiedadaybeforetheirmarriage.ThosedistinctcharactersmakemeunderstandthestoryeasilyandIhaveafeelingofhavingrecognizedthosefivepersons.Ontheotherhand,whattouchmemostinthenarrationisthemoral.Inthisstory,theydrankthismagicalwateranditworkedasplanned,butthosethatdrankthewaterimmediatelybegantorepeattheirpreviousmistakes.Furthermore,itseffectsdidnotlastaslongastheywanted,therefore，theyneededmoreofit.Forobtainmore,exceptDr.Heidegger,theyallwenttoFloridawheretheFountainofYouthwaslocated.Therefore,wecangetthemoralimpressivelythatpeoplealwayshaveadesireinvaintoreviewtheirpastsinsteadofacceptingtheirreallife.Afterreadtheshortstory,Ihaveageneralpictureaboutitswritingstyleandthegothicatmosphere,andI'dlikeit.IlookforwardtogettingmorereadingaboutNathanielHawthorne'sworks.