What is the Central Idea of the Poem The Unknown Citizen?
What is the Central Idea of the Poem The Unknown Citizen?
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The central theme of W.H. Auden’s ironic poem “The Unknown Citizen” is that while a man’s life may appear to the us to be fulfilling from their perspective, it is actually so much more than that from the Government’s perspective. Auden frequently used phrases like “his Union report demonstrates” and “our Social Psychology professionals found” to show how this man’s life was nothing more than a collection of inspections and reports from government employees.
The Unknown Citizen Summary