Mans Search For Meaning Sparknotes
What is your meaning of life? And if you knew could it be a vital part of your survival? This is such a complex question, but even more complex when your circumstances are similar to Victor E. Frankl. A admirable phycologist, and author of “Mans Search For Meaning”. Victor took his readers through his journey and experiences of being prisoner in a concentration camp, but also the pursuit of life’s purpose.
Part 1 of the book was “Experiences in a Concentration Camp”. This introduction is structured around Victor’s observations of three distinct phases of the average prisoner’s psychological response to their life in a concentration camp. He expounded on the symptoms they endured upon their arrival at the concentration camp. The phases consisted of being entrenched in camp life, and the phase following their liberation. …show more content…
The arrival to Auschwitz was vividly depicted as pure horror, and a condition known as the “delusion of reprieve”. Victor also illustrated how the prisoners took turns standing in front of an SS officer who would determine if prisoner was fit for manual labor, or sentence to the gas chamber. After a prisoner was determined to be fit for manual labor they were given showers, heads shaved, and all their possessions were taken from them. Frank noted this as being. Many often considered suicide, which Victor vowed to never do.
After enduring a few days at the camp, inmates entered the second phase. Characterized by apathy, detachment, and what Victor defined as an “emotional death”. Apathy was a necessary defense mechanism, as all the prisoners were focused on their own survival. Encountering beatings from guards and foreman, the meaning of one existence could be hard to comprehend. Longing to see his wife again, Victor used this a weapon to survive the horrific conditions. Victor quotes “A man who has a why to live for can bear with almost and
Part 1 of the book was “Experiences in a Concentration Camp”. This introduction is structured around Victor’s observations of three distinct phases of the average prisoner’s psychological response to their life in a concentration camp. He expounded on the symptoms they endured upon their arrival at the concentration camp. The phases consisted of being entrenched in camp life, and the phase following their liberation. …show more content…
The arrival to Auschwitz was vividly depicted as pure horror, and a condition known as the “delusion of reprieve”. Victor also illustrated how the prisoners took turns standing in front of an SS officer who would determine if prisoner was fit for manual labor, or sentence to the gas chamber. After a prisoner was determined to be fit for manual labor they were given showers, heads shaved, and all their possessions were taken from them. Frank noted this as being. Many often considered suicide, which Victor vowed to never do.
After enduring a few days at the camp, inmates entered the second phase. Characterized by apathy, detachment, and what Victor defined as an “emotional death”. Apathy was a necessary defense mechanism, as all the prisoners were focused on their own survival. Encountering beatings from guards and foreman, the meaning of one existence could be hard to comprehend. Longing to see his wife again, Victor used this a weapon to survive the horrific conditions. Victor quotes “A man who has a why to live for can bear with almost and