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Blog Eight(Disappointment...) Wow.. I've never done badly on a writing assignment. It seems to be that this MLA format concept is a problem for me, I just have trouble with it. I fully understand it and how it's done, so maybe I just got a little lazy. If that's the case I take full responsibility for my D on this paper, but it still gets on my nerves a little bit. Eh, I guess there will be more chances to do better, I will have to redeem myself. I guess I did well on summarizing stories, I've always had an interest in Poe's work so it seems like it would be natural that I show enthusiasm about his writing through my own. Despite doing well in that area, I need to do better research. Research is something I've never been very good at doing. It's apparent that I need work on format as well.

Blog Seven(ARGH, It's Been So Long!!!) Unfortunately I have had other things going on and I may have slacked off of blogging D: I assure you I didn't mean to! I've been working on a research paper about Edgar Allan Poe. I learned a few things I didn't know, but I already knew most of the information to begin with. Poe was a writer of stories and poems. He was a genius. He inspired the gothic horror, science-fiction, and detective genres. He's just a god. And I love his work. That's all I have time for, but I suggest you read Annabel Lee, it's a beautiful poem. Listen to an album called "The Emptiness" by Alesana, it's a concept album based off the poem.

Entry Four(Holy Bananas!) The story ended in kind of a weird way O.o It was great! This blog is going to have a less professional feel, just because of the mood i'm in so please, bear with me. The prince WAS a coward. And in the end he did succumb to the Red Death, but not in the way that I expected. The Red Death appeared in the palace as a man dressed in a cloak and a red mask (Ha. That's where the title came from!). He walked through each of the seven great rooms, opposed by nobody. Not even the guards stopped him when the prince ordered them to. Then he killed the Prince. The Red Death WAS probably a metaphor for some kind of corruption of society, but not in the way that I predicted in past entries. Overall, this story was a bit slow to read, but the ending was wonderful! I'm going to read some more of Poe's work, just because I love it so much.



Entry Three(Princes are Selfish People) So far the story is great. It's detailed and descriptive and hard enough to follow that I have to put in a little bit of effort to understand. But from what I can gather, the "Red Death" is not a metaphor for some kind of emotional or mental plague, but a physical illness. It describes the plague with the first couple paragraphs and then goes into a long description about the prince (who has locked himself and his friends away in some kind of palace for safety) and the decor of his residence. It is eloquent and lavish, a beautiful place with many rooms decorated with fine silk and full of entertainment for those who are living there. What I don't understand is how this prince, with his kingdom in ruins, can just hide away and wait out the plague that he should be helping people deal with. It's a cowardly move and knowing Poe, he will probably die in some ironic way. It's a great story and I'm enjoying it so far.

Entry Two (This book is pretty good) I've been reading "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe. So far, from what I can tell, the Red Death refers to a plague of some kind. Having read Poe's work, it wouldn't surprise me if the Red Death isn't a physical illness, but some kind of intelectual metaphor. I guess I'll find out as I continue to read. So far i'm enjoying the story. Poe never fails to entertain me with his vocabulary and writing style. Since I don't have a whole lot to say yet about this book, I'm going to say something totally random to make it look as if this blog is longer than it is... Polar Bears... Yes. Entry one: I'm going to bereading a collection of short storiesby Edgar Allan Poe for English 3B. Poe has been one of my favorite writers for a long time because he uses a vocabulary and way of explaining things that I find interesting. He also writes gothic horror, one of my favorite genres. I will be reading "The Masque of the Red Death" first because I haven't read it before. After I finish, I will end up choosing a selection of his short stories to read.