Research Paper On Richard Cory

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Money definitely does not buy happiness. In the poem “Richard Cory”, Richard Corey was immensely rich, “richer than a king”, yet at the end of the day he was still not happy with his life. (Robinson 9). He even went as far as putting “a bullet through his head” because he was not happy. (Robinson 16). In my personal experience, I have realized that money does not buy happiness. I grew up in a household that was on the border between lower middle class and upper lower class in terms of funds. My parents could not afford to put my sister and myself into any sort of extracurricular activities such as dance and martial arts, even still we were happy. My parents could not afford for us to go on vacation except to go visit family and the handful