Journal #3: What do you know about the 1940s in Europe and how do you predict that will influence Anouilh's version of Antigone?

Anouilh was a Frenchman during WWII when Antigone was written, which was a very turbulent time. The harsh realities of war are most likely reflected in the book, when the two brothers are fighting and kill one another. The line separating absolute good and absolute evil may have been blurred, as there could have been people that Anouilh knew serving both sides of the war, which also appears in the story when Antigone is conflicted with the fact that she loves her brother and that he was a bad person.