Dramatic changes in the cognitive-emotional state and behavior of captives are documented to establish a baseline of information about the traumatic effects of barbaric captivity. A breakdown of inhibitions and a release of asocial tendencies are noteworthy, the latter of which readers will see manifested in the thinking and behavior of Richard Glazer, a survivor of Treblinka who was assigned to a work detail responsible for processing new arrivals. The captivity of Julius Fučik, a Czech journalist and leader of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party—who actively spearheaded resistance to the Nazis—is examined in detail, insofar as this brutally tortured captive of the Gestapo appeared to be an honorable captive who maintained virtuous behavior worthy of Kant’s imprimatur. But readers learn that the eventual debunking of the cultural myth of Fučik suggests that the wisdom of John McCain—an American POW whose experience in the Hỏa Lò Prison in North Vietnam—teases truth, to wit: “Every man has a breaking point.” Preparing readers for Chap. 11 , “An Experiment in Self-Examination,” the author asks readers to consider a few questions, all of which have a life in the query: “What would I be willing to say or do to save my life, or to be relieved of excruciating pain if I were tortured for days, weeks, or months on end?” Would I honestly care about behaving honorably, or care about maintaining a feeling of inner worth, while experiencing insufferable torments? At peak pain, would I care about the dignity of my person, or a Socratic rule demanding that I avoid wicked conduct? Or would I find myself clinging to life with every ounce of strength I had, honorable behavior and feelings of moral worth be damned?