Answer:
Written by Varlam Shalamov after his own experiences at a gulag, the theme describes the prisoners steadily approaching death, the assuredness of betrayal and duplicity, but most of all, survival, especially emotional survival. And as you read the story it is very clear of the brutal things they had to endor, and how desperate they were to risk their lives.
Explanation:
The theme in 2 complete sentences.
