Imprisonment threatens the prisoner’s belief that past struggles had meaning

Evidence

He told himself that he was purging his mind, but in truth he kept wondering how one would know if one had wasted one’s life. He was afraid of finding the answer. — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 3123 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Prolonged legal battles can leave a person questioning if their life had meaning — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 3123

Broader Connections