Poe One Out for the Homies

The Poe series continues here with the short story, "The Masque of the Red Death." We tackle many of the motifs common throughout Poe's works, but his Unity of Effect - where all of his text goes toward a single over-arching feeling or idea - is on full display in this work. Probably more than any other work, Poe's life also impacts this work as well as this story centers around a horrific, blood-borne illness known as the titular Red Death, and a similar if less quick-acting illness, tuberculosis, haunted so much of Poe's life.