Man's Search for Meaning to p.94

Frankl begins this section by describing how art was used as a means of distraction for the prisoners and the Capos. Art; such as "songs, poems, and jokes"(41) allowed the prisoners to set aside the torment they were experiencing constantly and embrace a little moment of freedom. While living in the camps, the men had to suppress pieces of their identities out of fear of doing or saying the wrong thing and getting punished, but for the short time allotted the men could freely express themselves.
As Frankl continues to talk about the art that existed in the camp he makes a sharp turn in tone when describing a party in the senior warden's hut and the music that was playing because he was reminded that it was (or would have been) his wife's 24th birthday. The shift in tone reminds the readers just how much the prisoners missed out on and how brief distractions would last.

In addition as the section progresses Frankl elaborates on the effects of the mental abuse each prisoner experienced. The daily abuse the Capos inflicted on the men dehumanized them. They developed an "inferiority complex"(62) which was highlighted by the sort of hierarchy that developed in the camp. "Good" prisoners would be promoted into better jobs, dividing the prisoners and deepening the conflict between them. Despite the external and internal conflicts that were present Frankl states that it is possible for "man [to] preserve a vestige of spiritual freedom, of independence of mind, even in such terrible conditions of psychic and physical stress"(65). Frankl wants the readers to know that even in the most despicable circumstances meaning can be found.