James Edwin Horton

better future, but he, Warren Pryor, isn’t happy with his life. He would enjoy the simplicity of working on the family farm much more than being a banker. But because his family sacrificed everything for him he now sacrifices his happiness for them. In Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory” Richard Cory is the perfect man with the perfect lifestyle. He is handsome, friendly and very rich. He almost lives like a king. The message the authors want the readers to realize, is that we should be…

we view and treat people, and can lead to many problems, both within oneself and with others. Objects that are outside of our control and awareness can also change how we are viewed, with widely varying results. In the play Othello by Shakespeare, Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Cory” and the war story “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, characters are perceived differently by others than they are in their own minds, and the symbolism tied to their surroundings can have a profound…

Though he was nameless for the first six months of his life, Edwin Arlington Robinson would later become one of the most well known poets from the 20th century. Fame came to Robinson because of his focus on personal failure, materialism, and isolation in his poetry, which are also common themes of the Modernist Era of poetry. Objected to free verse, which was increasingly popular at his time, Edwin stuck with a writing style that was his own, and quite traditional as well. Three of his most…

Edwin Arlington Robinson described a man that appeared to have it all in the poem, “Richard Cory.” The subject was revered by the town’s people and known as a man of great assets and his satisfactory lifestyle. The poem is ended abruptly when Richard Cory shoots himself in the head, taking his own life. The moral of the story is that money and materialistic things offer some level of security and stability, but not necessarily happiness. Though his outward appearance was polished and he seemed…

success-oriented my whole life has left me to wonder: What is success? And why do so many people have different views on it? Views on success vary depending on how one was raised, what ones morals are, and what goals people set for themselves in life. In Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem “Richard Cory,” Robinson writes about a very wealthy man named Richard Cory who is highly praised by everyone around him. These people wish they could be Cory with his abundant money, but it doesn’t seem he is…

Richard Cory is a poem published in 1897 by a poet Edwin Arlington Robinson who won three Pulitzer Prize for his work. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. According to owlcation.com “Richard Cory,” is the story of a man who seems to have it all. The people of the town, who are clearly of a lower financial class, place Richard Cory on a pedestal. The lower class look up to Richard Cory and want to be just like him. The poet’s complex attitude toward Richard Cory is…

Have you ever read a Dr. Seuss book? You would automatically think that all of his books are childish and have no main purpose to them, right? Well, you may have not known this, but even if every single one of Theodor Geisel’s books may be meant for kids, deeply hidden in the childish text is a meaningful message. Seuss inscripts a deep message into his books because he wants to express his feelings during a specific part of his life in the form of children’s literature. Two of his books,…

What makes Theodor Seuss Geisel an interesting person? Geisel was an interesting person because he was writer, had crazy looking creatures, and unique individual. He had a good background, no conflicts and his crazy drawings made him famous. He was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2,1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Theodor went on to graduated from Dartmouth college in 1925. He then studied at Lincoln college of Oxford University. After dropping out from Oxford, he traveled throughout…

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive that is you-er than you! This is one of the truest quotes from the mouth of the beloved Dr. Seuss. We will look into the life of this renowned author of some of our favorite children’s books. Dr. Seuss, whose full name is Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born in Springfield Massachusetts to his parents Henrietta and Theodor Geisel on March 2 1904. He went to Dartmouth College and graduated the year of 1925. While enrolled there, he…

of the books were translated into more than 20 different languages. Although Dr. Seuss was best known for his children’s books, he also made many popular movies. His movies include How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, and Horton Hears a Who. Three years after How the Grinch Stole Christmas was made they made The Cat in the Hat to show what else they could do and bring in new stories. Five years after The Cat in the Hat was made,…