There are many symbols in the story “The Masque of the Red Death” that Edgar Allan Poe made sure to put in his story to help connect to the theme of the story. One symbol that was a huge part of Poe’s story was the gigantic black clock. This mysterious clock symbolizes death throughout the story. In the story, Edgar Allan Poe talks about how this clock empathises each hour by a dull, heavy clang from the pendulum swinging. Every time the clock strikes another hour, everyone would pause and some would even laugh nervously. All these people are so scared of this strange clock because it’s symbolizing death every time it strikes another hour. Also, when a church bell rings, which is what this clock is referenced to, it can sometimes mean that
