Critical appreciation of diary of a church mouse

John Betjeman, an English poet, broadcaster and writer on architecture was born on 6th April 1906. One is tempted to say of Betjeman that he is an architect masque' and a poet by accident, for architecture has always been his chief preoccupation. He wrote many poems to do with Christianity. His poems were often humorous and this unusual quality was accepted and eventually became popular. One characteristic of Betjeman's poems was satire. With his use of …

…and satirical. The poem deals with the double standards of society and evokes feelings of disgust inside me. Although the poet uses the mouse symbolically to make the reader aware of the contrastive people, it applies to mankind in general. I really liked this poem as it is teaching us humans a lesson. It is an inspiration to the readers not to be selfish and to make this world a better place to live in.