The theme of the poem "richard cory" is that
a. a person's inner reality is often hidden.
b. richard cory was a victim of fate.
c. money can't buy love.
d. surface glitter may be fool's gold.

The poem "Richard Cory" is about an apparently affluent man who ultimately commits suicide. To the people outside, he is 'richer than a king' and 'admirably schooled in every grace'. However, the last line of the poem shows that maybe not everything was right with Richard Cory and therefore the theme is (A) a  person's inner reality is often hidden.