desoxyn, The book basically means that hell is what you make of it, psychologically speaking. It's a great example of a person and an extreme example of a horrendous human tragedy, and how one can see through the static to still find meaning to get one through the day, or I think he was in Auschwitz from 44-45. So with Viktor's year-long tragedy, Viktor came to the conclusion, "Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.”