Richard Cory:Poverty within Wealth

Action speaks for itself. The world is created by the incidents of cause and effect performed by the people. Therefore, a suicide is the final action of an attempt to live a life. First of all, I consider a suicide to be an immoral act upon oneself despite any convincing excuses. I also consider it to be a failure because to kill oneself means to renounce any outcome of the future’s holdings. Edwin Arlington …

…Cory is a failure because his suicide puts an end to his chance for his redemption. He does not experience the inner change to render less severe the general condemnation against him, in his case, a spiritual realization and the appreciation for his excessive position. Although he is rich outside, he is poverty-stricken in his soul. His imprudent behavior of ending his life because of his ignorance only proves what a wasted life he lived.