on the summer afternoon of our tale a small round table, as black as ebony, stood in the centre of the room, sustaining a cut-glass vase of beautiful form and elaborate workmanship. the sunshine came through the window, between the heavy festoons of two faded damask curtains, and fell directly across this vase; so that a mild splendor was reflected from it on the ashen visages of the five old people who sat around. four champagne glasses were also on the table.

based on the descriptions in paragraph 4, the reader can conclude that dr. heidegger's real experiment will be

a) to give the old friends the magical water.
b) to bring to life the skeleton in the closet.
c) to grant any wish the old friends might have.
d) to pour the magical water on the portrait of his old love.

A) To give the old friends the magical water.

Explanation:

In the short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, shows the five friends, including the host experimenting on a water that can make them young again. This regaining of youth is to be tested on the four friends by the host and the doctor.

Based on the excerpt from the story, we can see that the doctor had called them to test the water of the fountain of youth. It is his intention of doing his real experiment on the old friends, to give them the magical water. He tried it first as a demonstration, on a dried rose, then they immediately asked for it to be given to them. He had called his old friends so that he will be able to test out his experiment on them, and they sure did help him.

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.

the book's theme is the moral ambiguity of the iranian revolution, history of middle eastern relations and the process of growing up during war. it sheds light on the stereotypical views of middle eastern culture and religion.

the author explicitly portrays the issues of class disparities and racism continously throught the whole novel.

the relationship between parents and childrens, the abandonment of faith, modernity vs fundamentalism and class conflict are the 4 main panels that this novel englobes.

hope this , if you would like me to be more specific about a specific excerpt let me know : )