Man's Search for Meaning

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This book, Man’s Search for Meaning was set in World War II Europe concentration camps. This book was about the prisoner’s minds and their emotions. It is safe to assume that an average citizen knows about the torturous ordeal the Germans put the Jewish people through. It is not safe to assume though that the average citizen knows what went through the minds of these prisoners and what type of emotions these prisoners expressed. This books author thought the prisoners ordeals were in phases, they showed emotions in three different phases.
The first phase was the minds of these prisoners immediately after being detained and herded off to the several different concentration camps. The second phase was their minds after incarceration and them becoming accustomed to the everyday life of prison life. The third phase was their minds after being released and no longer a prisoner.
This book showed the reader that some minds are stronger and can endure more than others. The mind can expand when you need it to expand, it can cause your body and soul to endure one more hit, one more night without food. It can also fail you. The mind is as strong as you make it. This book showed the reader that the mind can make your life more suitable for your lifestyle. The mind can make you live for tomorrow if you have something to live for, even if it is only in your mind. The mind can also make you not want to live. If your mind has nothing to live for, eventually death will come.
This book showed this writer that life is in your mind; your mind dictates emotions and how you respond to certain situations. The mind will let you live or will let you die....