Richard Cory Literary Paragraph
Richard Cory By Edwin Arlington Robinson
Looks Can Be Deceiving
From: Corina Casey
To: Mrs. Pucknell
Pages: 1
Due: February 2nd, 2015
Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a poem that proves that looks can be deceiving. To those who did not know him, Richard Cory seems like a generally happy man. The narrator states that “We people of the pavement looked at him/ He was a gentleman from sole to crown.” (Robinson) By using the word gentleman, it is suggested that Richard Cory was a man of an upper class. The narrator labels him as “clean-favoured” (Robinson) and “quietly arrayed” (Robinson). These statements show that Richard Cory is well put together and dressed in fancy clothing to further show his wealth. Richard Cory gives off the appearance of a man who has it all, including happiness. As well as looking the part of a happy man, Richard Cory, while out in public, acted like a happy man. He is said to “fluttered pulses when he said/ ‘Good Morning!’” (Robinson) Fluttered pulses means that he gives off joy and enthusiasm even with as simple of a thing as saying good morning to someone. It is also said that “He glittered as he walked” (Robinson) which means that the people around him saw that he carried his self in a very confident matter. In his words and his mannerism, Richard Cory acts like a man who is happy. But no matter how happy he looked, nor how happy he acted, Richard Cory was not happy. In fact, he was so unhappy that “Richard Cory, one calm summer night/ went home and put a bullet in his head.” (Robinson) People assumed that because he was wealthy, that he must also be happy. They looked at him and thought that they saw a happy man, when really he was the complete opposite. Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson truly does show that that looks can be deceiving.
Looks Can Be Deceiving
From: Corina Casey
To: Mrs. Pucknell
Pages: 1
Due: February 2nd, 2015
Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a poem that proves that looks can be deceiving. To those who did not know him, Richard Cory seems like a generally happy man. The narrator states that “We people of the pavement looked at him/ He was a gentleman from sole to crown.” (Robinson) By using the word gentleman, it is suggested that Richard Cory was a man of an upper class. The narrator labels him as “clean-favoured” (Robinson) and “quietly arrayed” (Robinson). These statements show that Richard Cory is well put together and dressed in fancy clothing to further show his wealth. Richard Cory gives off the appearance of a man who has it all, including happiness. As well as looking the part of a happy man, Richard Cory, while out in public, acted like a happy man. He is said to “fluttered pulses when he said/ ‘Good Morning!’” (Robinson) Fluttered pulses means that he gives off joy and enthusiasm even with as simple of a thing as saying good morning to someone. It is also said that “He glittered as he walked” (Robinson) which means that the people around him saw that he carried his self in a very confident matter. In his words and his mannerism, Richard Cory acts like a man who is happy. But no matter how happy he looked, nor how happy he acted, Richard Cory was not happy. In fact, he was so unhappy that “Richard Cory, one calm summer night/ went home and put a bullet in his head.” (Robinson) People assumed that because he was wealthy, that he must also be happy. They looked at him and thought that they saw a happy man, when really he was the complete opposite. Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson truly does show that that looks can be deceiving.