Missing Antigone Post

The most striking element of the story of Antigone is Antigone's fervor. In relation to Joseph's article about relevancy, this part of the story is the most irrelevant to today's young culture. I could never imagine standing up for something like that and sacrificing my life. Perhaps this is because I am an only child, though. But I do believe that the values of this western world we live in are differently aligned now than they were in Antigone's time. I believe our world impresses a much more rational, or what could be called selfish, reaction to standing up for what we believe in. In comparison with the extremist Muslim values that the suicide bombers claim, our values do not include self-sacrifice. It is interesting to look at that culture in comparison with Antigone as well. It seems that they are quite similar when it comes to standing up for what is "right;" both value that higher cause much more than human or their own life.