Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Poem #1: "The Unknown Citizen" by W. H. Auden


The Unknown Citizen

I feel that this poem is an interesting take on the lives of the anonymous men and women who protect America.  I believe that it idealizes them by stating how "normal" they are in pretty much every way and how they don't complain about their lives.  I think that in reality, their lives are not as peaceful and calm as this idealized vision of them suggests.  On the inside, I believe that there is a lot of angst that the world never really sees.

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