The second half of the play shows the various characters ' reaction to their situation : Leduc tries to rally the prisoners to attempt an escape .
Leduc is a psychoanalyst who is also a French veteran of the 1940 fighting against Germany .
The second half of the play shows the various characters ' reaction to their situation : Leduc , a psychoanalyst who is also a French veteran of the 1940 fighting against Germany , tries to rally the prisoners to attempt an escape .