Short Story

One short story that was very memorable was the "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe.  The story takes place in a castle where the prince is throwing a masquerade party.  The guests at the party are living at the castle because there is a plague, called the Red Death, on the outside, killing many. Every room in the castle is painted a different color and the last room is black with red windows.  There is one guest that the others do not recognize and he is dressed as a victim of the red death.  The prince chases him down all the way to the black and red room where he dies.  The other guests follow him there and no one is beneath the costume.  Everyone then dies and the clock stops.  There was a lot of symbolism in this short story and a lot of hidden meaning.  For instance the colors of the room represented a life cycle and the clock represents the time going by in life.  This made an impression on me because it was very mysterious and interesting.