ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Heidegger’s Experiment contains numerous Gothic elements. Dr. Heidegger’s study is old, dusty, filled with cobwebs, and has enough strange old furniture and decor to be considered Gothic. The reader doesn’t know if the house is a castle or a mansion but it is irrelevant given all the other context clues.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hawthorne describes the setting in “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” as “a dim old fashioned chamber, festooned with cobwebs and besprinkled with antique dust.” (pg. 134) This story demonstrates a Gothic scene through the darkness of the dim lights and the dirty-ness in his chamber.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mirror serves as a reminder of the past patients, including his wife, who have died because of Dr. Heidegger and the unnecessary dangers that they became susceptible to due to his experiments.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among its many oddities is a tall mirror, in which it is said the doctor sees the images of his deceased patients. The mirror serves as a combined reminder of death and of the limits of his healing powers.