Day 5  provides a personal account of life in a concentration camp, focusing on the brutal medical selections and the search for gold teeth. It describes the formation of work groups, including musicians forced to play marches. The protagonist works in a warehouse and interacts with fellow prisoners, including musicians. Cruel treatment from Kapos, the theft of the protagonist’s gold crown by a foreman, and the punishment of a Kapo for an affair highlight the camp’s harsh realities. The narrative captures the daily dehumanization and suffering endured by prisoners in the camp.