The poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson, is a poem that shows that people cannot determine another person’s happiness by their appearance. The author uses the setting, imagery, and symbolism to illustrate this. Robinsons poem is about a rich man that commits suicide, and the thoughts of the people in town that watch him in his everyday life. Edwin Robinson clearly shows us in his poem "Richard Cory" that the life of someone …showed first 75 words of 656 total…

…showed last 75 words of 656 total…trying to show that appearances may be deceiving. In life, more than money is required to make a person happy and mentally healthy. Why does everyone want to be like someone else? It is human nature to want to be admired and honored. This is not right, though. Each and everyone person should be happy with who they are because just imagine if everyone were perfect and the same. The world would be quite boring.