ABSTRACT
In 1915, Freud suggested reintegrating Death in the heart of life in war ( Freud 1981: 40). This sounds strange in a world and a time that were already totally immersed in conflict, from the front line to the Home Front, from the elderly to the young, from the military sphere to the deepest part of each individual. Nevertheless, this apparent contradiction raises the issue of death in wartime, which was perhaps the main issue of the time. This period is also marked by the significant increase in production of all kinds of objects, such as crucifixes, rings and other items made with bullets or bombs at the front (Saunders 2001), and also plates, button or posters made behind the lines. 2 It seemed as if the whole of French society attempted to deal with the conflict by the production of material objects.
