Paradoxically, creation does not result in progress but manages to destroy more than what it was created from, in turn causing more conflict and damage. Whale's cynical view of war was particularly on display in "The Bride of Frankenstein," made three years after Hitler came to power. The technology used in this film was out of its time, as was the gender reversal and the concept of resuscitation after death. This could symbolize the people's resistance to evolve and improve. The community and the people within it are also part of the symbolic battlefield that is Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory. It is into this community of regression that the reborn creature is projected and immediately rejected. Likewise, the wounded soldier who returns is not taken care of by the community; rather, he is rejected and unwelcome, as if he had been dehumanized by the war. The people of the community do not see the soldier as a “newborn”, they see him rather as an abnormal person who is supposed to die in war. Although many members of the community claimed to prefer to see dead heroes happy in their afterlife, they were often rejected when they returned home. This war, described as “the war to end all wars”, created more difficulties for the populations. It is at this time that the rebirth of the creature's death undermines the meaning of death and the obligation of those who had sacrificed everything for their country. In the film “J’accuse” by Abel Gance, the townspeople flee the “reborn” soldiers. They are not at all excited or grateful to see their fallen war heroes one last time. The villagers know that they have not shown appreciation for the soldiers' sacrifices. They led a mean civilian life, taking advantage of the size of the soldiers...... middle of paper ...... it was a combination of traumas he had witnessed during his exposure to war in the trenches. This theme is illustrated throughout “Frankenstein” by stitching together the suffering of World War I and the Great Depression. The creature and the villagers suffer equal deprivation of despair and desolation while the upper-class citizens maintain their status within a fragmented economy. Wealthy members of society believed that their control extended over all of humanity and its view of creation. James Whales' attention to villagers and creatures demonstrates that the "reanimation" of the dead into new and improved life generated the notion of normalcy and a lack of collective progress. Traditions and the status quo remained unchanged throughout World War I, the Great Depression, and Whales and Shelley's version of "Frankenstein.".”.