Which of these answers is an indicator that the prisoners are emotionally numb? sons abandon their fathers without emotion. the men tell each other to have courage.

“Sons abandon their fathers without emotion.”

To conclude that the prisoners are emotionally numb, you would use keywords/phrases. In the quote above, words such as “abandon” and “without emotion” show that the characters are void, show no remorse as they do not care. They are numb. -Can’t feel anything.

“The men tell each other to have courage” does not quite fill the line for “emotionally numb” as though they are probably feeling a sense of dread. Trying to encourage each other for the future.