Why is it significant that the seventh chamber is in the west? What do the chambers leading to the seventh chamber symbolize?

It is significant that the seventh chamber is the westernmost room because the sun rises in the east and sets in the west; and the course of a day is often symbolic of a human life span. This would make the seventh room symbolic of death. To further support this idea is the fact that the prince has had this seventh, westernmost room decorated in colors of black and red. Black is likewise associated with...

It is significant that the seventh chamber is the westernmost room because the sun rises in the east and sets in the west; and the course of a day is often symbolic of a human life span. This would make the seventh room symbolic of death. To further support this idea is the fact that the prince has had this seventh, westernmost room decorated in colors of black and red. Black is likewise associated with death, and the color red is associated with blood, which the narrator tells us is "the avatar and seal" of the terrible disease, the Red Death, now sweeping through the kingdom. Moreover, located in this room is an ebony clock, timepieces being yet another symbol of human mortality, and this one is black on top of that. Each time the clock chimes the hour, the masqueraders stop dancing and grow silent, apparently bothered by its reminder of their own mortality. Thus, the chambers leading to the seventh are representative of life, and the black and red westernmost chamber of the ebony clock is death.