When Elie and the others he was with arrived at Auschwitz, they were assigned to a barrack, where inmates were waiting for them ready to strike them anywhere for any reason ordering them to strip, they were only allowed to keep there belts and shoes. SS officers walked through the room looking for the stronger men. Elie and his father tried to blend in as to not stand out and potentially be chose to work in the crematoria. They were then ordered to go to the barber, where they had all of their hair shaved off. After the barber, they wandered in the crowd finding friends and feeling joy. AT five in the morning they were told to run. They reached a new barrack after a few minutes of running, and were soaked in disinfection and took a very fast shower, then chased outside and began to run to another barrack. Clothes were thrown at them as they ran. They switched clothing to fit themselves. As the day changed, so did Elie. All childhood innocence he had was gone, he would never be the same and would never forget all that had happened while he was there.
At the next barrack, the Jews were separated into ranks of five. They were stood in mud and told to stay standing. Elie fell asleep standing, others had fallen asleep and fallen over, soon, eventually they all sat and waited for someone to enter, when they did, everyone would stand. Eventually an Angel of Death entered and told them that they were in Auschwitz and to remember it, and that if they did not work they would be sent to the "chimney's" the only word with real meaning there. By the end of the chapter, Elie and his father are moved to a new camp, Buna. And Elie will be called A-7713 for the rest of the time that he is in the concentration camps.
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