What is a moral lesson this poem might be said to teach? "Richard Cory" by Edward Arlington Robinson

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previous post is quite strong.  I would only add that there could be a moral lesson about the
nature of wealth and the perception it creates.  We live in a world where material wealth and
monetary acquisition helps to define our consciousness and how individuals perceive one another
and themselves.  When reading this poem, I am reminded of a line from the film, Jerry
Maguire.  The female lead says, "First class- used to be a better meal, and now
it's a better life."  Indeed, the idea that those who are wealthy are happier is something
embedded in our social order.  Part of this might be the result of capitalism, where the
acquisition of wealth is similar to a runaway train where there is no end in sight.  There will
always be someone richer, more powerful, more endowed with the things that others envy.  The
conception ofas inherently better because of his wealth, his mannerisms, and his style is
something that can be taught as proving true that "appearances can be deceiving."  If
this is too cliched, perhaps another lesson is that all humans are trapped in their own state of
incomplete consciousnesses.  The speaker is trapped in his, bound by a lack of wealth and
poverty.  Richard Cory is bound in his, reason enough for him to put a bullet in his
head.