- As you read in the introduction, the poem was written half a year before the outbreak of World War II. However, the reader can pinpoint the three major protagonists whose paths will cross tragically in the course of the war. Complete the following sentences:
- The victims are the… The Jews
- The perpetrators are the… The Nazis
- The bystanders are the… The rest of the world
- What particular factors led an individual to be defined as belonging to this or that group?
If the individual was a Jew then they were part of the group of victims. If showed without problem in public that they thought all the Jews were bad and should be killed and also showed other beliefs like the Nazis they were in the group perpetrators with the Nazis. If they didn't show what they thought on the matter and let it go on they were a bystander.
- Of the three groups, which was the largest? Is their any connection between your answer and the term ‘The Silent Majority’?
The largest group is the bystanders, the rest of the world. They are connected to the term ‘The Silent Majority’ because they did not express their opinions about the matter publicly as many of them disagreed about what was happening.
- What possible relationships could have developed between the victims and the bystanders?
The victims may feel anger as the bystanders stood by while they were persecuted and treated like dirt. The victims may feel thanks to some of the bystanders who did not stand by completely but helped them in one way or another.
- Auden presents different situations in which prohibitions against the victims multiply and effectively turn them into refugees. Identify and list some of these prohibitions. What does it mean to have these things taken away from you?
In the first verse it talks about how they place for them referring to somewhere to live. In the forth verse it says that if they didn't have a passport they were dead according to the government taking away there life. The sixth verse says how they were thought to be thieves and they didn't have bread. Having these things taken away means you have no food, no home and in the eyes of the government you are dead.
- State bureaucracies are crucial in the lives of ordinary citizens, not to mention threatened population groups like the homeless or people evicted from their homes. Identify the different functionaries or objects that represent bureaucracies for Auden.
They are the consul and the public meeting speaker.
- In your opinion, who is a refugee? Can one become a refugee in one’s own home?
Any person who moves from there home which could include country, town or house because have been persecuted because of race, social group or political standing amongst others. One can not be a refugee in one's home they must move away first to be a refugee.
- How can state bureaucracies help refugees or hinder efforts to help?
They may or may not empathise with the person and could be helpful to them or send them in circles. It depends on the culture of the place where the refugee goes and if there is a lot of refugees already there, this decides whether they will help or not.
- In your opinion, should governments today have the responsibility to take care of refugees in their country?
Alternatively, what is the role of society in absorbing refugees? Think of schools, sports clubs, the scout movement and other organizations in your country.
I think that the government most try to help them but there must be a positive response from the refugee within a few years. They must try to learn the language if it is different, they must work and they must be comply with the local customs and be respectful in this way they will be respected as well. Schools, sports clubs and other organizations should try to help the person as well but the same response must be seen. The problem comes when there is a great influx of refugees and this should not happen they should distributed across the plant to different places as when there is to many in one place the people living there don't like and so it is bad for everyone.
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