Journal # 1 - Antigone II

I think that this Antigone will be more uncaring and less emotional than Sophocles' Antigone. I believe that instead of an emotional battle, it will be a battle of ideals. It will be the idea that her brother should be buried, not the respect she has for the gods, that is the idea behind her battle for justice. The basic plot will be the same as far as who lives and dies, but i think the emotions will not be as high strung. I think this because of the existentialist view that most philosophers had surrounding the early stages of World War II. The rise of evil politicians like Hitler will greatly affect the writers views of the story and the book will be much more depressing than the first Antigone, using less elements of tragedy.