Many poems lead us into someone’s life. Some poems are upbeat while others deal with much more serious matters. This is the case with the poem, “Richard Cory”, in which the character, Richard Cory, kills himself. “Richard Cory” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson, tells the story of a wealthy man named Richard Cory. His success seems to have brought nothing but good, he‘s incredibly rich, respected, and highly admired.
It then becomes easy for the reader to understand why the unnamed man chooses to read in the store, because despite all Fat Maz's soul searching and her father's bad temper, the newsagency is actually a very place with a homey feel. Also a familiar place the reader can relate
take an immediate liking to one another; Herbert is cheerful and open, and Pip feels that his easy good nature is a contrast to his own awkward diffidence. Whereas Pip’s fortune has been made for him, Herbert is an impoverished gentleman who hopes to become a shipping merchant. They realize, surprised, that they have met before: Herbert is the pale young gentleman whom Pip fought in the garden at Satis House. Herbert (the “pale young gentleman” of Chapter 11) makes a natural contrast to the lawyer; he is everything Jaggers is not. Kind, relaxed, and poor, he is the perfect gentleman to educate Pip in the ways of the upper class.
A smooth author created sentences and phrases that made strong connections with urban and domestic lifestyles. His sarcasm which he did use often brought laughs to most readers including myself. He wasn’t that common corny author who said stupid things to try to get a giggle or too. He used his intelligence and knowledge of his experiences and created sentences that meant a lot more than what they seemed. He was the streets voice as some said and he brightened us all with a little taste of urban living.
Seeing the contrast between how the poor and the rich were treated will give a clearer understanding of how much social class mattered. In chapter 27 when Joe comes to see Pip, he treats Joe in a different manner than before because Joe was now in a lower social class. His feelings about Joe's arrival were "Not with pleasure... I had the sharpest sensitiveness as to his being seen by Drummle." (p. 203).
Robinson uses connotation/denotation to emphasize how the town’s people fixated on Richard Cory’s wealthy appearance, rather than Richard Cory, the man. The town’s people put Richard Cory on a pedestal because of his high-class status making themselves lesser people than Richard. This barrier the town’s people created makes them unworthy of knowing more about Richard than his outward appearance. “We people on the pavement looked at him: / He was a gentleman from sole to crown” (Robinson 2-3). This excerpt is a connotation/denotation on the words “sole” and “crown.” The word “sole” denotatively stands for the sole of a shoe.
He arrives on time, works consistently, follows instructions, accepts constructive criticism well, and leaves on time. Even when the Fritz has found the work to be uninteresting, he completes his assigned tasks without out difficulty. By all reports, he enjoys positive relationships with both staff and his co-workers. His prior work history includes being employed as a janitor and as an assembly line worker in an industrial environment. At the domiciliary for the male workshop clients, Fritz reported that he was bothered by his co-workers’ quarreling and complaining.
The repetition of “bad bad” emphasizes that he accepts and agree that he is truly a bad person. Similarly to the poem “Richard Corey”, he has been a spectacle/celebrity to his eagle eyes community/society. The writer sketches Richard Corey in as “whenever Richard Corey went down town, we people on the pavement looked at him” stanza 1, lines 1 &2.It is evident that they has no choice but to live up to the standard /perception society categorized them . Richard Corey strived to maintain his profile and reputation as being a wealthy, education and pleasant man. The writer depicts him as “clear favored and imperially slime and he was always quietly arranged” stanza 1, lines 3-4.
He did an exceptional job as a union leader and his courage and strength gave a majority of the people hope and admiration. Not only was President Reagan a strong leader but he always had a smile on his face and a good natured sense of humor. After his attempted assassination he showed tremendous courage and even joked to his wife Nancy “Honey, I forgot to duck,” and was immediately back at work. Even at the hardest times in life he was able to keep positive persona. Regan governed with focused self-confidence and he never considered his position to place him above those he led.
Throughout the whole story, Kantor is comparing the two men. In the exposition, Markwardt is labeled as “A beggar” (1) who is walking down the street in front of “Mr. Parsons’ hotel.” (1) Right away we see that Mr. Parsons is successful, and respected by the sir name that he carries, then we see a beggar, not much respect there at all. Next we see the setting, “The air was rich with spring; the sun was warm and yellow on the asphalt.” (1) This is describing the setting while Mr. Parsons is walking down the street, you must have good weather for an important person. Soon after, we see that Markwardt is a beggar who depends on selling lighters for a dollar, and other people’s pity to survive.