Both “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Young Goodman Brown” can be seen as allegories, or stories that use characters and plot as symbols for larger ideas about the nature of humanity. How are these stories alike and different? You might consider the stories’ symbols, settings, characters, use of language, the authors’ attitudes toward their characters and events, and so on. What larger idea about the nature of humanity does each present? Support your writing with evidence from the text.