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"Richard Cory" by Simon & Garfunkel.

After researching the following 3 celebrities, explain how each is an example of what the poem is trying to tell us : Robin Williams, Kate Spade, and Anthony Bourdain.

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I'm sorry, this is a short-answer literature forum designed for text specific questions. I just listened to the song in question.... you're referring to the way that the above celebrities are reflected in the song?

In context, Williams, Spade, and Bourdain all committed suicide. They were all celebrities, they were each wealthy, and they were each revered within their circles. From the outside, each appears to have it all, but in the end, we see that even their fame and wealth didn't provide happiness..... in the end, they were without hope.