an allegory is a story that uses characters and settings as a symbols that carry a deeper meaning beyond the obvious meaning of the story. which excerpt from nathaniel hawthorns dr. heideggers experiment best reveals the allegorical nature of this short story
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.
