Compare and Contrast: "The Masque of the Red Death [by Edgar Allen Poe]" vs. "A Rose for Emily [by William Faulkner]"

Most notably recognized for their strange and bizarre stories, both Edgar Allen Poe and William Faulkner wrote several disturbing narratives. As such, it is not surprising to find that Poe's story, "The Masque of the Red Death," and Faulkner's tale, "A Rose for Emily," have much in common. Among their numerous similarities, the most apparent comparison is the theme of death in both plots. Foremost, in "the Masque of the Red Death," the country had …

…how rich, can escape death. On the other hand, in "A Rose for Emily," Faulkner pointed out that one cannot hold onto the dead in hopes of feeling less abandoned. Both authors conveyed their central ideas through several references to death in their stories; for Poe, he had symbolized death through Prince Prospero's seventh, black room, while Faulkner had included several deaths in the plot and described Emily and her house with such melancholy connotations.