The famous
poem "" bytells of an aristocratic man who seems to be the ideal that the rest of the
townspeople strive for. However, one summer night this same man goes home and commits suicide by
shooting himself in the head. Above all else, what affects the meaning of the poem is the
contrast between how other people perceive Richard Cory and how he perceives himself.
In the first three stanzas of the poem, Richard Cory projects such an air of elegance,
grace, and superiority that the poor hungry townspeople wish that they were in his place. He is
a slim, attractive, well-dressed gentleman. He speaks politely to those he passes. Additionally,
he is rich, whereas those who admire him so much are stricken with poverty.
Through this poem, Robinson means to express the fact that often those we admire and
think better off than ourselves are suffering inside. Their wealth and good looks may only be
coverings for their destitution and despair. You can't evaluate a person's happiness by how he
looks or what he owns.
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