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1、IntroductionInMan’sSearchforMeaning,ViktorE.FrankltellstheverypersonalstoryofhisexperienceasaprisonerinaconcentrationcampduringtheHolocaust. Hepresentsthisstoryintheformofanessayinwhichheshareshisargumentsandanalysisasadoctorandpsychologistaswellasaformerprisoner. Thispaperwillre
2、viewFrankl’sstoryaswellashismainarguments,andwillevaluatethequalityofFrankl’swritingandfocusonanyareasofweaknesswithinthestory.SummaryThissectioncontainsasummaryofMan'sSearch. FranklbeginshisbookbystatingthathispurposeinwritingthebookisnottopresentfactsanddetailsoftheHolocaust,bu
3、ttoprovideapersonalaccountoftheeverydaylifeofaprisonerlivinginaconcentrationcamp. Hestates,“Thistaleisnotconcernedwiththegreathorrors,whichhavealreadybeendescribedoftenenough(thoughlessoftenbelieved),but…itwilltrytoanswerthisquestion: Howwaseverydaylifeinaconcentrationcampreflect
4、edinthemindoftheaverageprisoner?”(21). Franklthengoesontodescribethethreestagesofaprisoner’spsychologicalreactionstobeingheldcaptiveinaconcentrationcamp.Thefirstphase,whichoccursjustaftertheprisonerisadmittedtothecamp,isshock. Thesecondphase,occurringoncetheprisonerhasfallenintoa
5、routinewithinthecamp,isoneofapathy,or“thebluntingoftheemotionsandthefeelingthatonecouldnotanymore”(42). Thethirdphase,whichoccursaftertheprisonerhasbeenliberatedfromthecamp,isaperiodof“depersonalization”,inwhich“everythingappearsunreal,unlikely,asinadream”(110). Inthisphase,relea
6、sedprisonersalsofeelasenseof“bitternessanddisillusionment”whenreturningtotheirformerlives(113). Frankldescribeseachofthesephasesusingpsychologicaltheoryandprovidespersonalexperiencestoexemplifyeachofthestages.Author’sArgumentsAsdescribedabove,Frankl’smainpurposeforwritingthisbook
7、istopresentandanalyzetheaverageprisoner’spsychologicalreactionstotheeverydaylifeofaconcentrationcamp. Histhreemainargumentsarehispresentationandanalysisofeachofthepsychologicalstagesthattheaverageconcentrationcampprisonerexperiences: shock,apathyanddepersonalization. Hebaseshisan
8、alysesofeachofthesestagesontheactionsoft
