"Closed like confessionals" This shows that everyone is detached from each other, they only talk to each other when exchanging secrets.
"Children strewn on steps" This shows that the children are being introduced to the concept and reality of death from an extremely young age, this could also show that everyone is in danger at a young age.
"As it is carried" This shows us that the deceased body is no longer classed as human, this could be Larkin be stating that we are not our bodies, we merely inhabit them, this mean that death is the process of freeing a person.
"Deadened air" This shows us that even one of the most natural things in the world has been corrupted as a result of the industries.
"Here is unfenced existence" This quote shows us that Larkin believes that the world should not be bordered off, instead it should be explored by everyone as it was before mankind developed laws and boundaries.
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