The Masque of the Red Death

From the “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe, “Chac-mool” by Carlos Fuentes, to “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. Not to mention, Antigone by Sophocles, Mr. Penumbra 's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, and Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, my interest…

Massachussets on January 19th, 1809. He was a well known poet of his time and many well known poems. Some of his most famous works are " The Raven", The Masque of the Red Death", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and many other short stories with morbid, and dark qualities to them. Althoug Poe was a great poet, he had a hard life from the time he was born till the time of his death in a hospital on Sunday, October 7th, 1849. When Poe was 18, he was broke and had no job skills, and his father David Poe…

his poems are also usually at night to fit the dark narrative, just like this piece. Poe writes of one’s soul after our lives have ended. The soul’s path, isolation, hopelessness, and resolution highlight this poem. He wanted to illustrate an after death perspective for his readers. Ultimately, Poe drew his readers into the realities of life. He had learned these realities through hardships he had faced in his young life. He would turn these tragedies into experiences that filled his…

life we all try to figure out who we are what we want to be and ultimately what we want to accomplish in life. In the books Catcher in the rye, Into the wild and mask of the red death all these books show a similar theme for the main characters such as understanding society, trying to figure out who they are, and finally death. For Holden in catcher in the rye it's all about him Salinger does a great job on going on and describing the adventure for holden on who he is and what he is meant to…

When thinking of death, the fear of dying comes to mind. Fear and death will forever be associated in a person’s mind because no sane person wants die. Edgar Allan Poe is known for his twisted mind when it comes to his stories. Death is always a constant factor in his stories, and those deaths have sometimes resulted from fear. Poe’s use of fear and isolation shapes his writings into what they are, mysterious and intriguing. Without these constant themes, Poe’s works might not be as famous as…

Many people in the world fear death, and I have got to say that I do not blame them. I can not think of one person who just willingly wants to die. No one wants to leave the things and the people they love. A proven statistic about Necrophobia, also known as the fear of death, is that 68% of the United States population suffer from this phobia. (Fear/Phobia Statistics) No one wants to die, yet that is the destination we all share. More than half of the world fears death, and writers such as…

Biography of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was a famous poet who was known for his creepy, dark and mysterious writing. What most people do not know is that his poetry was based on the true and very tragic life events he endured. Poe was born on January 19, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts to his parents David and Eliza Poe. Poe grew up with a fiery passion for poetry which could not be tamed even though his father was not too fond of Poe's literature desire. Poe's father longed for him…

The prince became furious as no one listened to his command. He bolted towards the man in the mask. He chased after him through all seven chamber until finally the masked man stopped in the seventh chamber. The prince stopped and just stared, expecting something, anything. The masked man turned around and stared the prince in his eyes. The man put his finger to his lips and held them there for a moment. Then reached for his mask, he had no face; it was pure evil, pure darkness. The prince…

verifies this statement for it has an original tale interwoven with and ancient theme, death of a lover. Yet he takes this simple theme and superimposes the Gothic style to carry a truly original story to the readers. The simple themes that has been retold countless times in every genre throughout innumerable generations across the world, now has been reformed to reflect the Gothic traditions by adding the mystery of death holding sway over the living while creating a type…

The name Poe brings to mind images of dark stories with madmen, murderers and premature burials. Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most celebrated authors in American literature. His reputation as a major figure head in both American and World literature is primarily based on his ingenious and fervent poems, short stories and critical theories, which set a powerful grounds for the short form in both fiction and poetry. Poe is regarded as the inventor of the modern detective and the short story.…