The central theme in "The Masque of the Red Death" is the inevitable, or perhaps more accurately, the inescapable nature, of death. Prospero and his companions attempt to shut themselves off from the rest of the world in an attempt to avoid the horrible plague (the "red death") that is ravaging the countryside.
Keep both hands firmly on the wheel when you pass a large vehicle or when a large vehicle passes you. Don't speed up when a semi-truck or other large vehicle is passing you. Instead, stay to the right and slow down slightly.
The society would not accept him because he is different than others and today that is a problem in everyday life. People need to realize everybody is unique and we have to accept that.