The observer might just as well not have existed as far as the man is concerned. The observer has become invisible! Hence the last sentence, in which the observer cried because not of action but the absence of any action to acknowledge the observer’s existence! The Chinese have a saying, “there is no sorrow greater than a heart which has died.”. What is most surprising is that all the sentences are about positive actions except for three phrases, “without talking”and “without looking”,”without a word”. Finally, we have a hint that Richard Cory is being compared to an Englishman because of the use of the word pavement in line 2. In line 4, we learn that Cory is “imperially slim." The word imperially means “having the qualities of a sovereign ruler." We also discover that Richard Cory “glittered" (line 8), that he was “richer than a king" (line 9), and that he was “admirably schooled in every grace" (line 10). For example, in line 3, we learn that Cory is a “gentleman from sole to crown." Here, crown not only refers to the top of his head but also to a crown worn by a king. That Richard Cory has the characteristics of a king is subtly hinted at in the poem. Arlington chose Richard Cory as the name of the character in his poem for two reasons: (1) because Richard Cory has kingly characteristics and (2) because the name resembles the first two words of King Richard I’s French byname, Richard Coeur–hence, Richard Coeury, or Cory. Here’s why: Richard I, a descendant of the French Normans who conquered England in 1066, earned the byname Richard Coeur de Lion ( Richard the Lion-Hearted) for his valiant fighting in the Crusades. The name Richard Cory appears to allude to England’s King Richard I (born, 1157 died, 1199). Then the Djinn ordered him to go and work for man and from that day to this the camel has a hump and works for man. Then for the second time the Djinn ordered him to go to work and again he refused saying, “Hump” But this time the Djinn used his magical powers to punish the camel he punished him by puffing up his back into a hump. The Djinn then ordered the camel to go and work for three days for man, but again he only said, “Hump”, and did not go to work. But on each occasion the camel refused to go saying, “Hum.” At the end of the third day, man called the three animals – the horse, the dog and the ox and said, “That Hump thing in the desert refuses to work and therefore the three of you have to work double time.” The angry animals then met the Djinn ( a spirit) and complained to him about the camel’s refusal to work. On three successive days the horse, the dog and the ox came to the desert to ask the camel to come and work for men. Many animals including horses, dogs and oxen went to work for men but the camel did not wish to do this and went to live in the middle of the desert to avoid it. The Camel’s Hump”, derives from one of the Children’s stories he wrote called, “How the Camel Got his Hump” In this story Kipling speaks of the time long ago when animals just began to work for men. If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know not me Now there's a way and I know that I have to go awayĪll the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside It's always been the same, same old storyįrom the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again To be calm when you've found something going onįor you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy
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