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Richard cory Critical interpretations Through this story, Robinson introduces the classic theme of not judging people by their appearance; rather, there is more to a man than what appears on the surface. The idea that money cannot buy happiness is also suggested. The speakers are townspeople who admire Richard Cory. The surface and basic structure of the poem – description, followed by a shock ending, and obvious interpretations as wealth and beauty do not mean one is happy and one does not know the heart of others, make it liable to be dismissed as tritely conventional. In other respects the