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In his description of being liberated from the camps, Frankl (2006)says, “Only slowly could these men be guided back to the commonplace truth that no one has the right to do wrong, not even if wrong has been done to them” (p. 91). I believe Frankl was trying to let the men know that it’s ok to be angry and hurt by what the guards have done to them and their families. Frankl believed one day there would be some kind of consequences that they would face for their actions of what they have done to the people and their families in the camps. Frankl didn’t want the prisoners to retaliate on the guards for the crimes that they had committed, he also didn’t want the prisoners to be killed. He also believes that it’s going to take some time for these people to get their life back, and going home and facing the truth about what happen to them and their families. I could not imagine going home after what had happen in these camps knowing that there might not be anyone to go home too. These men have lost so much in their life; they were made to work and live in poor conditions. All they had was their faith and the hope that they would see their loved ones after being release from the camps. …show more content…
The list that I came up with was talking about the camp life and how they longed for the freedom to have once again.my list was consisted of their rights and there freedom. Frankl talked about his spiritual path and how it helped him to get through what was going on within the camps, he never gave up even not having the freedom to do what he truly wanted. I don’t think I was too off from De Pree’s list; he also talks about their rights. De Pree goes on about where leadership and responsibilities are placed on each person and make sure they understand their role of responsibilities. Frankl and De Pree they both want you to become successful in your leadership roles and have faith that everything will turn out the way it supposed to

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