Richard Cory ( A Lesson In Netiquette)

[ThaJuceman]

So I've just wanted to share something with KC this morning. This could possibly taken as a lesson in Netiquette, depending on how u take it. But this is a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson.ITS FICTION. So If It Makes You Laugh.. Umm Ok, But Take It How U Want It. Called Richard Corey. Alot of the time we see people only for who they are in public. But do we know wats really goin on inside them? The internet is a perfect example. So Please, Please, becareful of what you say to someone on the internet & take heed to who u are talking to because u never know what might be going on in thier life.. So here is the poem.. Richard Corey. I'll try to write a precis at the end.

 

 

[align=center]Whenever Richard Cory went down town,

We people on the pavement looked at him

He was a gentleman from sole to crown

Clean favored and imperially slim.

 

 

An he was always quietly arrayed,

And he was always human when he talked;

But still he fluttered pulses when he said,

"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

 

 

And he was rich-yes, richer than a king,

And admirably schooled in every grace:

In fine, we thought that he was everything

To make us wish that we were in his place.

 

 

So on we worked, and waited for the light,

And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;

And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,

Went home and put a bullet through his head.[/align]

 

 

 

There are many ways to analyze this. But i'm just gonna give my little precis on this. (And No, I cant do it in 4 sentences lol..sorry)

 

Edwin Arlington Robinson, in his poem "Richard Cory" suggest they archetypal theme of the outside appearance as only being one aspect of an individual's life. It can be argued that another underlying theme is that money "satisfies the soul" rather than fulfilling it. Robinson develops the theme by presenting the reader with a bias, from only 1 perspective. There is no evidence of what his workers think of him directly, but only idle his lifestyle. There is also no evidence that Richard Cory is not a unhappy man. However, it is noticeable that Robinson compared Richard Cory's life in perspective of that of a king, which in turn can be stressful. Richard Cory can also be an allusion Shakespeare's King Lear. The speaker of the poem clearly presents his attitude with the shift of tone. This flows smoothly with a presentable bias because the reader is not aware of how Richard Cory himself, feels about himself, thus inditing the reader to ponder whether or not the narrator is reliable or not.

 

Feel free to share your opinion guys.