o be an untouchable, living in a society that could not or did not know how to accept him. He tried to speak to the people on the pavement however he fluttered pulses when he said Good Morning. The people on the pavement put Richard Cory on a pedestal and therefore could not speak to him. They envied him and hated him they wanted his life so easy, so simple, and so happy. They continued to work and hope that one day they too could be as rich and as happy as Richard Cory, hating him even more everyday they went without meat. Then Richard Cory, one calm summer night, went home and put a bullet through his head. One calm summer night implies there was nothing special or unusual about that particular night, it was the same as any other and yet the towns god/outcast, commits suicide, for apparently no reason. Robinson gives no insight into Corys mind, we can only assume he was so miserable that he could not bear to go another day, with the people on the pavement looking at him and hating him more and more.The tone of Richard Cory is upbeat until the unexpected end; in contrast Miniver Cheevy has a negative tone from the first line, Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn. Scorn implies hatred, disdain contempt and misery. He assailed the seasons Since season is plural it is not just one season or point in time, this is a constant misery an ongoing Battle within himself. He wept that he was ever born, He was born too late he loved the days of old and wishes he could have lived in that time, he would have done anything to be a bold warrior and gain the respect and love of his people. He would have sinned incessantly could he have been one. He envied those times it was so easy to gain respect, romance and to be the talk of the town, Miniver desperately wanted all of this and yet he had none. Miniver cursed the commonplace he hated his surroundings they were so boring to him, there were no exciting battles to watch or be a part of. To Miniv...
