My interpretation of “Never Shall I Forget” by Ellie Wiesel is that the lives of all those who were forced into those camps have been scarred forever and that they will literally never forget what happened to them. Some background information about this story is that the young Ellie Wiesel was a journalist in the 1950’s interviewed a man, Francois Mauriac, who told Ellie that he should tell his story about his life. Ellie then published an autobiographical novel about his time in the camps. This poem, “Never Shall I Forget” is an excerpt that originally came from the condensed version of his autobiography “Night”. The author’s purpose for writing this poem was to inform the reader on how awful the lives were for the people that lived in the camps. The living conditions for those that lived in the camps were appalling. They had to live in their own filth and were malnourished. Not only were the living conditions dreadful but the things these people had to witness were unforgettable. It is best said in line 5 of the poem, “Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky”.…show more content… The people living had the mindset of that they would rather be dead than living in the harsh conditions of the camp. They thought all hope was lost. They didn’t think that they would ever be free. These people also suffered losses of their immediate family and it is hard to say that these losses could cause mild to severe depression and lead to acts of suicide. No one wants to live a life of depression and some of them took it into their own hands to end their suffering. No one should have to resort to taking their own life, but this proves my point of how low the morale was and that is was so low that they would end their own lives to escape the