Roy Barron Jr. October 15, 2014 Intro to Philosophy During the moments in the concentration camps, Frankl describes the three stages of the psychological reactions of inmates. The stages were that shock during the initial admission phase to the camp, disinterest after becoming familiar to camp reality; inmate uses only what helps himself and his friends survive, and reactions of a psychological condition, moral abnormality, bitterness, and disappointment if he survives and is unshackled. One of the main issues focused throughout the book is the handling of dead bodies and the cold-hearted and inhumane methods to remove them. These actions were allowed because the prisoners were already in shock and dehumanized that they could not react in a revolting manner. The guards were carrying out orders from “higher ups”. Hitler controlled the Nazi power and the view that a Jewish person is not equal and lacks values that a human being deserves was annulled. …show more content…
To start, the local Germans did not fight hard enough to oppose the Nazi procedures. Their power increased over a sufficient period of time so much that the locals did not try to fight. A Jewish life was not appreciated by the local Germans, Hitler, Nazi followers, nor guards. It was only cherished by the Jewish people themselves. Consequently if no one cares about the genocide to stop it and this “motivational” speaker in Hitler fires up a lot of people to follow him. That is when human beings are brainwashed into believing that other human beings are