What stands against the western wall of the last chamber? What might this foreshadow? from masque of the red death

Against the western wall of the last chamber stands a gigantic clock of ebony, which makes a really clear, loud and deep sound that made everyone stop what they were doing (musicians were playing and people were dancing) and made everyone disconcert. This might foreshadow what happens next in the story: the arrival of the Red Death.

Explanation:

In this exercise, you have to read the short story "The masque of the red death" written by Edgar Allan Poe and then answer the questions. This short story is about a Prince that builds a wall of iron to get his people safe from the Red Death that was devastating the country but when everyone is in the mask's party they realize the Red Death is there too.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.

a. it reminds protestors of the reasons they have to protest.