Examine the idea of perpetual youth and immortality while you read Nathaniel Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Some links work to direct your learners to information about the Fountain of Youth. Using this information, scholars develop an essay on youth and aging, taking a critical look at society and their own opinions. Supplementary materials such as a pre- and post-test, vocabulary worksheet, and literary theme worksheet are helpful, as the lesson outline isn't thorough.