This poem describes an "unknown citizen" who lived an ordinary life in conformity with society. The summary would be: The poem describes an "unknown citizen" who was found to have no complaints against him. He worked at a factory, paid his union dues, had normal reactions to advertisements, was insured and left the hospital cured after being admitted once. He owned modern appliances, held the proper opinions for the time and added five children to the population as recommended. He was deemed to have lived correctly without issues.