It is possible Richard Cory came to town because he was lonely and wanted to be accepted by the townsmen. The townspeople admired Cory and looked up to him; they saw him as a rich gentleman who had everything. The town's folks wanted to be him; in fact they were in such awe of him that their pulses actually fluttered when he said good morning.The townsmen were so excited by Cory that they never answered his greetings. Cory must have thought the people in town hated him because he was rich, and they had to work for their bread. Cory wanted to be their friend. He recognized them as people, yet they failed ...view middle of the document...
The townspeople had friends and lacked money. Cory envied their friendships, while they envied his wealth. Cory felt empty without friends, and therefore he killed himself. The poem doesn't have any feeling because Cory felt empty. The narrator never spoke to Cory and therefore isn't personally upset about the loss.Cory's world is a microcosm of today's society. The wealthy and the working class live in two different worlds. The rich kids go to private schools, while the working class kids attend public. The wealthy kids play at private country clubs, whereas the working class children play in the streets. The rich families drive fancy cars, but the working class takes public transportation. The rich families have nannies to take care of their children. However the poor scrounge for daycare. For the working class it is a vicious cycle. If the parents can't find childcare, they have to give up their job, causing them to have economic difficulties.Most people in today's society only socialize with people in the same economic bracket. Although we are not divided by class in the British sense, with upper and lower classes; we are divided by haves and have-nots.I think this is a poor way for society to relate to each other. If each class cannot get to know each other, they do not know what they are missing. The groups are sheltered from one another. It is not fair that one only relates to another when they go to the same kind of school or car.