Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

by

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ponce de Leon Term Analysis

Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish conquistador who is said to have spent many years in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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Ponce de Leon Term Timeline in Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

The timeline below shows where the term Ponce de Leon appears in Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...Heidegger asks whether anyone in the room has heard of the Fountain of Youth that Ponce De Leon searched for centuries ago. Widow Wycherly asks whether Ponce De Leon ever found the fountain,... (full context)