Auden's Homosexual Views

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The 1930’s were a time of conflict for many people around the world. The western nations were trying to cope with the repocutions of the First World War, the economy was crumbling in America and the Second World War was within sight for Europe. In the midst of all this, the some peoples’faith in religion was going to be tested:
W. H. Auden was one of those people. Auden’s homosexuality created for him different views on the world and religion which he expressed through his poetry and literature. In Auden’s “Stop All The Clocks” it is apparent that his homosexuality shaped his views on society, religion and love to influence his decision on renouncing his belief in G*d.

Mankind has never been a race open to differences or change, whether it concerns the colour of your skin, your religion or your sexual preference which never enabled Auden to openly tell of his homosexuality. Between to having grown up with his diligent Anglican mothe...