The arrangements of the chambers, "irregularly
disposed that the vision
embraced but little more than
one at a time" (Paragraph 4
of "The Masque of the Red
Death"), symbolizes
A. the revelers not seeing their future nor
their past, but only focusing on the
present.
B. how much more interesting it is when
things aren't laid out in a straight line.
C. how different Prince Prospero's facility
was from most others of the kind.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.