Richard Cory

“Richard Cory” Richard Cory is a poem that speaks of a man that everyone was envious of. The people of his town wanted what he had, they wanted to be like him. The people in this poem struggled to obtain the riches Richard had because they felt this would fulfill their lives. Sometimes in our lives we are unappreciative of the things we have, so we long for the riches of the world. Happiness is …

…may encounter in life. Yet we have to look at the outcomes of past experiences and determine what choice we want to make. In this case the symbol being Richard was the perfect man that everyone wanted to be like, yet he was a miserable man that also took his own life. This particular symbol offers the reader two choices, to strive to be like Richard or learn that perfection may not be the solution.