On A Study Of Reading Habits

After memorizing A Study Of Reading Habits, I am still unsure as to what the point of the poem is. It seems to me that the author is an angry sales clerk and possibly Asian man who never read when he was younger, deeming it "uncool." Although, the name Larkin does not sound particularly Eastern in origin. I am confused about the middle stanza as well, and am really hoping he is not a rapist; "clubbing" someone with sex is not exactly a nice way of putting intercourse. It is also difficult to assess what time period this poem was written in. I am aware that it is "modern" poetry, however, it tends to use some terms more commonly found in older English, like "chap" and "specs," making this difficult to determine. In conclusion, I hope that in the future we read poems with a clearer message and less unnecessary confusion from the point of the work.

Everyone, good luck tomorrow!