Forever Swing Some of the most extreme tortures and fears were experienced in the Extermination camps set up by Nazi troops during World War II. Hard labor and the constant paranoia destroyed lives, both physically and mentally. In the movie Swing Kids, many of the same behavioral traits that took place in the main characters throughout the film were outlined and explained in the essay “Behavior in Extermination Camps” by Bruno Bettelheim. Examples of these behaviors are: business as usual, fighting back, and keeping ones individuality. These were all important stages and responses to the destruction going on around them. Everyone had a different way of dealing with the pai