want: power, grace, and style." Richard Cory can have anything he wants, so why would he take his own life? Richard Cory in his suicide displays a hint of powerlessness. Going from having it all and having nothing at all. Being able to have anything you want, also being envied by the town. Then he took his life for no real reason. All the power he owns, owning the town practically, could be the reason for suicide. If the town were to reject him even though they envy him, could also push him to become powerless, and suicidal. One image that we see as well is one of failure. Not only failure to himself, but to the whole town. His failure shows us that even though he was a "gentleman from sole to crown", he is not what he seems to be. He leads the town to believe he has everything, then takes it all away. Failure to Richard Cory means suicide for himself.
want: power, grace, and style." Richard Cory can have anything he wants, so why would he take his own life? Richard Cory in his suicide displays a hint of powerlessness. Going from having it all and having nothing at all. Being able to have anything you want, also being envied by the town. Then he took his life for no real reason. All the power he owns, owning the town practically, could be the reason for suicide. If the town were to reject him even though they envy him, could also push him to become powerless, and suicidal. One image that we see as well is one of failure. Not only failure to himself, but to the whole town. His failure shows us that even though he was a "gentleman from sole to crown", he is not what he seems to be. He leads the town to believe he has everything, then takes it all away. Failure to Richard Cory means suicide for himself.