Essay on "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, What are some symbols that are used in the story, Dr. Heideggar's Experiment?

In "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the magic book and dust are symbols that help illustrate Hawthorn's theme of how people should lock their past away and always work for the future. When the four guests drink the fountain of youth Dr. Heidegger is experimenting whether people have learned anything from their earlier years in life. Overall the reality of life will emerge and the choice of resisting or going with the flow will …

…of being young and when youth comes back, happiness becomes out of reach. So the key to sanity is to avoid letting the dust over the mind be swept away by another, letting the leakage of youthful temptation begin. Well, time is disintegrating and life is passing by. The conflicts of the past have settled and old age has arrived. The only way to enjoy life now is to accept the ageing process with grace.