An allegory is a story that uses characters and settings as symbols that carry a deeper meaning beyond the obvious meaning of the story. Which excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" best reveals the allegorical nature of this short story?

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B. But the doctor's four friends had taught no such lesson to themselves. They resolved forthwith to make a pilgrimage to Florida, and quaff at morning, noon, and night, from the Fountain of Youth.



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THE ANSWER IS B. hope this help you

The  excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"that  best reveals the allegorical nature of this short story is:

"But the doctor's four friends had taught no such lesson to themselves. They resolved forthwith to make a pilgrimage to Florida, and quaff at morning, noon, and night, from the Fountain of Youth. "

"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is a short story written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, which deals with a doctor who claims to have been sent water from the Fountain of Youth.