Anouilh Journal 3-Word Choice

1. During Creon and Antigone's argument Anouilh repeats the idea of death. Death has been a theme throughout the book, and it is especially discussed for a while by the two of them. Antigone does not fear death while Creon may not fear it either, he does fear her death in that he doesn't want her to die. It feels as though whether she lives or dies is the only thing she has control over and that's why she's "ok" with dying. This is shown when Creon is asking her why she has done this crime and is willing to die for it. She says she did it, "For nobody. For myself" (Anouilh 33). Anouilh shows Antigone's sincerity and determination as well as Creon's frightened soul by bringing up death again and again.

2. The use of ambiguous terms by Anouilh creates this sense of detachment from the different characters that use such unclear words at times. For example, when Creon says the phrase, "In which beasts say no to hunger or to propagation?" (Anouilh 37). This phrase makes the reader feel uncomfortable because they cannot fulling understand what he is trying to say from not knowing that word. This can distract the reader or it can make the reader pay better attention so that they can try to figure out its meaning through context.