LIT 004 Semi-Final Exam

Richard Cory

            “In life, you really can’t have it all.” 

This is a famous tag line I often hear from people who go through any losses. Sad to say, Richard Cory suffers a big loss.

At first, I really admired Richard Cory. Look at how it was said: “He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored and imperially slim…” It seems like He is my dream man. Anyways, the poem shows that Richard Cory has a split personality. Psychologically, if a person has a lot of problems to the point that it has filled his unconscious part, there would come out a strange behavior (as a result). One would even think to kill or murder, or do things far more than we could ever imagine.

This I know a lot of people get upset and tired with life’s problems, difficulties and trials. Others would totally say they are congested. That is why most of us respond negatively or too differently. But how come there are people who succeed from these? It’s because these people react optimistically against the barriers of life. They never make it a hindrance to continually live a good life. And I would do the same with these comprehensible individuals.

I have also been in the situation of Richard Cory, as to I hide my moan, sorrows, and loneliness to a populace I encounter outside the house. It’s not being feigned but just are there things that need to be laid in private. However, I do pray. I express my grievances to Him who is able to lift me up. I do not do things on my own will, but seek His counsel.

 “There is a way that seems right to a man but in the end, it leads to death.”

Let us handle ourselves in deft.

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