Theunknowncitizen(一篇短诗POEM)有2个问题不懂!
THEUNKNOWNCITIZEN
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HewasfoundbytheBureauofStatisticstobe
Oneagainstwhomtherewasnoofficialcomplaint,
Andallthereportsonhisconductagree
That,inthemodernsenseofanold-fashionedword,hewasasaint,
ForineverythinghedidheservedtheGreaterCommunity.
ExceptfortheWartillthedayheretired
Heworkedinafactoryandnevergotfired,
Butsatisfiedhisemployers,FudgeMotorsInc.
Yethewasn'tascaboroddinhisviews,
ForhisUnionreportsthathepaidhisdues,
(OurreportonhisUnionshowsitwassound)
AndourSocialPsychologyworkersfound
Thathewaspopularwithhismatesandlikedadrink.
ThePressareconvincedthatheboughtapapereveryday
Andthathisreactionstoadvertisementswerenormalineveryway.
Policiestakenoutinhisnameprovethathewasfullyinsured,
AndhisHealth-cardshowshewasonceinhospitalbutleftitcured.
BothProducersResearchandHigh-GradeLivingdeclare
HewasfullysensibletotheadvantagesoftheInstallmentPlan
AndhadeverythingnecessarytotheModernMan,
Aphonograph,aradio,acarandafrigidaire.
OurresearchersintoPublicOpinionarecontent
Thatheheldtheproperopinionsforthetimeofyear;
Whentherewaspeace,hewasforpeace;whentherewaswar,hewent.
Hewasmarriedandaddedfivechildrentothepopulation,
WhichourEugenistsayswastherightnumberforaparentofhisgeneration.
Andourteachersreportthatheneverinterferedwiththeireducation.
Washefree?Washehappy?Thequestionisabsurd:
Hadanythingbeenwrong,weshouldcertainlyhaveheard.
W.H.Auden(1907-1973)
1.Whatwouldyousayisthe'modernsense'ofsainthood(line4)?
2.Whyarethequestionsinline28'absurd'?
3.Inwhatsenseisthecitizen'unknown'?
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