Human Mortality in Masque of Red Death

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English

 

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Jennifer H

 

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November 5, 2011

 

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However, the story reminds the reader that death comes "like a thief in the night"(Poe 3), and even those who seek peace and safety shall not escape. Poe uses symbolism to illustrate that man cannot hide from his own mortality. David R. Dudley states that "the Red Death symbolizes death in general" (Dudley 169)...
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Dudley states that "the Red Death symbolizes death in general" (Dudley 169). This can be assumed by the nature of the disease. No cure could be found for the Red Death and all whom obtained it eventually died. Also, the fact that the Red Death contains the word death directly connects the two. This connection clearly suggests that the Red Death symbolizes death...
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