Richard Cory

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English

 

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Trevor S

 

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May 8, 2016

 

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University

 

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The first two stanzas of the poem show how special Cory seems: he is "a gentleman from sole to crown" (line3), he is "imperially slim" (line4), and he excites the ordinary people, "flutter[ing] pulses" (line7) when he talked to them. We also learn that he was "richer than a king"(line9) and that he was educated and classy, "schooled in every grace"(line 1 0)...
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Most importantly, we learn that the ordinary people wished to be just like him and their envy made them unhappy with their seemingly hum-drum lives: they "cursed the bread"(line 14), and wanted more of the luxuries of life, more of the "light"(line 13) and less of the work. Surprisingly, however, by the last two lines of the poem, we discover that, apparently without any warning, Richard Cory killed himself, putting "a bullet through his head...
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