The two main purposes of edgar allan poe's "the masque of the red death"?

To show how power and wealth can't shelter people.

To criticize those who lack empathy for others.

Explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" is a story which highlights the inevitability of death. It is also an example of the loss of empathy to the people who had gain wealth. The story is about a prince whose name is Prospero. He wanted to escape from the plague caused by the Red Death. He did not consider the pain of the citizen and avoided their grievances. The story speaks about the inevitability of death.

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.