Which sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" suggests that Dr. Heidegger's character represents wisdom and reason?

A.

"My poor Sylvia's rose!" ejaculated Dr. Heidegger, holding it in the light of the sunset clouds; "it appears to be fading again."

B.

"I love it as well thus, as in its dewy freshness," observed he, pressing the withered rose to his withered lips.

C.

"Yes, friends, ye are old again," said Dr. Heidegger, "and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the ground."

D.

"If the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments."

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Bryanna Glenn

11 August, 11:25

Which sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" suggests that Dr. Heidegger's character represents wisdom and reason?

A.

"My poor Sylvia's rose!" ejaculated Dr. Heidegger, holding it in the light of the sunset clouds; "it appears to be fading again."

B.

"I love it as well thus, as in its dewy freshness," observed he, pressing the withered rose to his withered lips.

C.

"Yes, friends, ye are old again," said Dr. Heidegger, "and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the ground."

D.

"If the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments."

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Ayaan Randolph · Answer 1

The answer is sentence D. "If the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments."

By saying this, Dr. Heidegger is explaining how he would refuse to drink from the Fountain of Youth even if its source were right where he lives. The reason behind this wise decision is that it causes "delirium," or madness, in the people who experience its rejuvenating effects; and Dr. Heidegger has witnessed it. Indeed, in the story, the characters who drink the fountain's elixir repeat their past mistakes (gambling, drinking, flirting, etc.) and get addicted to it.