"In every fiber of my being, I knew I was going to die."
-Marcus
This is the last quote I chose.
It was where Marcus was being physically tortured and blackmailed for his information, even though he was innocent. He was being waterboarded, where they essentially stimulate your execution, even though they wouldn't actually kill you.
Marcus was saved as he was being tortured. His hard work really did pay off. The prison was liberated and Carrie Johnstone was arrested. Marcus's torture was caught on video.
This quote is important because Marcus was truly struggling at this point. This was where he needed the rescue. Luckily, it came. Otherwise, Marcus could've been seriously hurt, physically or otherwise. This quote signifies that these people were actually in control of Marcus's life. They could easily give him a painful death, but rather choose to give him a painful life. Make the suffering last. This is a crazy power imbalance. It should not be this way--torturing innocents for non-existent information. Or, torturing people for telling the truth to the world. It shouldn't exist in today's society. It just doesn't belong.
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