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This document provides an overview and analysis of the W.H. Auden poem "The Unknown Citizen". It begins with background on Auden and 20th century war poetry. It then analyzes the poem, describing it as a satirical elegy that critiques modern bureaucracy and the faceless conformity demanded by totalitarian states. The unknown citizen it describes leads a life devoid of individuality, judged only on his compliance with social and economic rules. The document examines the impersonal and authoritarian voice of
- Author
- girimonkkpp
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- EN