Poe/Masque of the Red Death

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A 3 page essay that discusses the symbolic imagery used by Poe in this short story. The omnipresent fact of death is something that people try in vain to ignore. Everyone bleeds. Everyone dies. Money, privilege, and high social status will not protect anyone from the great leveler of death. This is the point made by Edgar Allan Poe's in his short story "The Masque of the Red Death," which is a profoundly allegorical tale that uses the symbolism of color to graphically emphasize the inevitability of death. No additional sources cited.