Unlike Young Goodman Brown, Prince Prospero's journey is meant to warn him that attempting to avoid and ignore the evil within himself will lead to his and others' suffering. Prospero notices that the Red Death, a plague of evil, has struck his country, but instead of attempting to help, he separates himself from the sick by hiding in his house and trying to prevent the evil from entering: "A strong and high wall girded in . This wall had iron doors. The courtiers, entering, brought furnaces and massive hammers and welded the bolts” (Poe, 1). . He uses strong metals to ensure that nothing can penetrate and, preventing anyone from entering or exiting, separates good from evil with impassable boundaries. Prospero becomes proud of his apparent success in keeping evil away and decides to throw a feast for the rich and the healthy. In Prospero's journey, he and his guests travel through a series of rooms that lead to their final destination, which in this case is the end of their life. Throughout the journey, Prince Prospero and his guests are warned of this imminent