I really liked the poem “September 1, 1939” by Auden. I liked it because it is a very political poem. It deals with the feelings of the people when the Second World War began. After reading it, I felt touched by his way of expressing the fear of each family, mother, father, child and people in general of the uncertainty of never knowing what will happen with the country and themselves. This highly connected with the idea of the governments making decisions across Europe which did not consider people’s opinion. The hopelessness was so immense and it is like that when you know that no matter what you think or do, nothing is going to change and nothing is in your hands. In the poem, Auden is questioning many things that we as humans have done wrong. For example, he questions that humans are always craving for what they cannot have. Nowadays, it is seen that we are craving for what the advertisements in the mass media are offering. Many times we cannot have everything and our priorities are not well arranged because we do not prioritize education and health in order to buy the new flat screen.
In conclusion, I would definitely use this poem as a cross-curricular activity with the History subject when students are being taught the World Wars.
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