I chose to read these stories because the titles had me interested in what the books might be about. Each one gave me a general idea of the subject they were about, but in the case of “The Masque of the Red Death”, I did not know what the red death was. I was curious to find out exactly what this was and that is why I chose this particular book. The other two stories just made me want to read them and so I chose those two as a result. …show more content…
The main character in “The Masque of the Red Death” isolates himself and other people from the outside world to prevent himself from contracting the fictitious disease. He did this as a result of fear, similar to how the other characters reacted to their own situations. That is how most of the decisions when being faced with those circumstances are made. Throughout all three stories, the characters are forced to make a choice and it is almost always a fearful one. By this, I mean that the character's choices are influenced by