Why is Auden's musee des Beaux arts an antiwar poem?

Answer 1

It is not. Some people say that not carrying for others suffering is a reference to the Holocaust. But the poem was written before agressions against jews.

Answer 2

Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts" can be considered an antiwar poem because it reflects on the theme of suffering and tragedy, highlighting how people carry on with their lives indifferently to the pain and suffering of others. The poem emphasizes the idea of how war and violence can be overlooked or normalized in society, ultimately critiquing the attitudes and responses towards human suffering.