Comparison Essay By Chris Donahue If one read Raymond Carver’s Neighbors and Poe’s Masque of the Red Death, the reader would notice two characters that disregarded their responsibilities. If one took the time to compare the characters of Bill Miller from (neighbors) and Prince Prospero of the (Masque of the Red Death), One can easily state the differences between the two men. Also the reader can look at the same differences can be …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…a task to carry out. Even though one of these tasks was on a much larger scale than the other. Both could be accomplished. Both men lost focus because they always put their needs before of others. Both men’s selfishness hurt the well being of the people they were responsible for. The actions of the Prince and Bill lead to a large price that both men had to pay in both of these stories.