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Comparing Poems Richard Cory And Robinson's Poem

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In the poems “Richard Cory,” by Edwin Arlington Robinson and “Glass Ceiling,” by T.R. Hummer, the authors emphasize on the identity of the characters with the conveying of their emotions. Shielding ourselves from the outside world is a common trait seen in humans, we manage to hide our feelings from the people around us to the point that we feel we are going to explode if we hold it in any longer. In comparison, these poems suggest how our identities can change based off of the person you present on the exterior and the person you keep in the interior. In opposition to each other, the poem by Robinson focuses on a person who kept their emotions bottled up because it seeme that he didn 't have any close ties to a person his town, while in the poem by Hummer focuses on the girl knowing her grandmother enough to …show more content…

The characters in these poems were very tricky, they hid their emotions very well from the people around them but it also depends on who you hide it from before they figure it out. In the poem “Richard Cory” by Robinson, the main character was a very successful man who didn’t have very close ties to the people in the town. He was a closed off human, many people in the town just assumed he was happy because of his success and his looks. The townspeople thought “In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place.” In the poem “Glass Ceiling” by the grandchild has a very significant relationship with their grandmother. Their relationship revolves around her teaching a lesson about hunting, the grandmother comes off as a person who is very independent and cold. On the outside she has a tough exterior, but the grandchild knows that her grandmother can do anything “And ride a fabulous palomino, doing handstands on the saddle, executing trick shots blindfold.” you can try and had your emotions, but it depends on who you are hiding it from before you get caught, if they are close to you then it is possible that your plan may not

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