Richard Cory
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. And 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. - Edwin Arlington Robinson - |
Richard Cory resembles Gatsby in many ways: "In fine we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place."
"And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head."
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Daisy and Zelda Fitzgerald
During the novel, we realize that Daisy truly loves Gatsby, but instead she chooses Tom over Gatsby because of the rich, easy lifestyle he can provide for her. This is similar to the case of Zelda Fitzgerald. She only married Scott because of his success and riches. These two women did not have a good marriage because they decided to marry out of greed and wealth rather than love.