“Richard Cory“ (497)
Richard is viewed by the people in town as a perfect man. He was a gentleman who all the people looked up to and admired. He was schooled in every grace and very rich as well. It is ironic because he seemed to have a perfect life but kills himself in the end. His life isn’t really that perfect because he shoots himself in the head. He has some major problems which can’t be seem from the outside. A major theme is that you can’t judge people by their appearance. Also, money can’t buy you happiness. His name sounds like rich core. This is contrasting his real life to his ideal life which seems perfect. He is really rich on the outside but poor on the inside.
“Miniver Cheevy” (497)
Miniver wishes that he was born in another time. He is a fan of romance stories and knights. He loved the days when people had swords and rode horses. He wanted an ideal life but he got what was real so he became a drunk. He wanted his life to be like the lives in adventure stories. He cursed his life and missed what was in front of him. His life is empty and he escapes into these stories His name sounds like minimal achiever.
“Mr. Flood’s Party” (498)
Flood is having a part by himself which is not what a party is meant to be. He is old and all his friends are gone. He drinks so that he can have friends in himself. When he is drunk, he can talk to himself and have a party with himself. He drinks for times gone by and he is living in his past. He is trying to live his ideal life through drinking and remembering the past. The reality is that he is just a lonely drunk.
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