Analysis Of Bruno's The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, it was awful that Bruno was naïve about the Holocaust because it caused him to hurt himself and Shmuel. Bruno was trying to be nice and helpful, but ended up only hurting Shmuel, as the book says:

The Boy In The Stripped Pajamas by John Boyne is a 2006 holocaust novel seen through the innocent eyes of a young boy named Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has shocking and unexpected consequences. During the novel, prejudice and discrimination are shown to have many effects on numerous of the characters such as Bruno and Shmuel, Discrimination, or in other words, treating a person or group of people differently, especially on the fields of race, age and sex is taken place by a multitude of people such as Gretel, by following Kotler’s decisions, Gretel is discriminating because she is supporting the Germans belief. Prejudice on the other hand, is another word for an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge. Lieutenant Kotler one of Father's soldiers shows a great example of this as well as discrimination while Bruno at the end of the novel shows he fights against prejudice and discrimination

One day, Bruno is looking out the window and asks his mother if he could “play with the children on the farm.” This is where the audience learns Bruno’s Harmartia, or tragic flaw, of his age. Children at Bruno’s age are innocent, kind, curious, and are often hidden from the evils of the world. Unknowingly, he moves close to a concentration camp, but due to his innocence, he believes the prison is a farm. He describes the “farmers” as looking “strange”

During the time period 1933 to 1945, a very devastating event occurred in history, the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a time where Adolf Hitler created an army of people to kill Jews so he could create the “perfect race”. Those with blonde hair and blue eyes were safe, but everyone else was considered a Jew, therefore being someone Hitler didn’t want to include in his “perfect race”. In the end he had killed about six million Jews, which tore apart many families (history.com). In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, it talks about the Holocaust in the point of view of a young boy named Bruno. Bruno was very naive and oblivious to the situation happening around him. He didn’t quite understand what was happening, nor did he really want to know. In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, it was good that Bruno was naive about the Holocaust throughout the novel because it allowed him to

In the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, the author highlights the main characters point of view to convey the theme that children who are sheltered from bad happening around them have a different,more positive, view of the world. Set during WWII, the story tells of a young boy named Bruno who meets another young boy, called Shmuel, and they form an incredible friendship. At the beginning of the book Bruno and his family are forced to move to Auschwitz. Bruno is very curious about many things, so it is only natural that when he sees the people in the striped pajamas behind a fence out of his window, he decides to check it out.That is when he meets Shmuel, a young Jew.

First, On page 202 it says “ You still want to help me find Papa?’ asked Shmuel and Bruno nodded quickly” This shows that bruno is helpful and kind because he wants to help shmuel find his dad. This builds suspense because bruno is NOT ALLOWED to go on the other side of the fence with the jews. Secondly, On page 190 Bruno says “ I’d prefer all four of us to stay together” (When Bruno’s dad asked them if they wanted to move back to Berlin Bruno said he would go where the family went and wanted to stay together.) This is a revealing action about bruno because it shows how he is a caring person and wants to stay with his family. It builds suspense because his dad needs to stay because he is a soldier working. Lastly, On page 208 the author states “ When the soldier walked into the cabin Bruno said “ I don't think I like it here.” This reveals that Bruno does not like the life that shmuel lives and wants to go home. It builds suspense because the soldiers are bringing him somewhere and Bruno doesn't want to be there. To conclude, the author writes about actions that reveal Bruno’s caring

During the movie, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, many scenes displayed Bruno’s helplessness and inability to help neither the Jews, nor himself in the end. For instance, Lieutenant Kurt revealed to Bruno’s mother about the concentration camps without the knowledge of Bruno’s father. This enraged him so he sought for his revenge by putting Lieutenant Kurt on the spot with the topic of his father, who was said to have left the country in opposition to the German ways. Lieutenant Kurt then released all his anger and frustration on Pavel, a kind Jew who tended to Bruno’s injury after falling off his swing in the beginning of the movie, right in front of Bruno’s eyes. Later, the clueless Bruno found out that he was beaten to death when his sister said that Pavel will never be coming back. Then, there was another scene where Shmuel, Bruno’s new Jewish friend who was also eight years old, was temporarily called out from the concentration camp because they Germans needed a pair of small hands to dry and polish all the glassware at Bruno’s house. Knowing how Shmuel is always hungry, Bruno gave him a few cookies. Right after, Lieutenant Kurt came into the room and found Shmuel eating so he automatically assumed that he stole

The next day where its raining and extremely muddy Bruno went to meetup with Shmuel at the fence to go on the search for Shmuel’s father . Finally Bruno was on the opposite side of the fence , as he was sneaking around trying to blend in with other people he never saw nothing like that seeing everyone looking miserable and skinny.

We are shown one of many examples of Bruno's innocence, or childhood innocence in general, when he is completely unaware that Pavel and the Jews had lives before working on the "farm". This ignorance is perpetuated by his parents but most of all his father, who want to keep him ignorant of what is truly happening on the "farm". I think that Bruno can be used as a symbol to represent the entire German population in several ways. For the most both him and the German citizens were kept in the dark of what was being done to the Jews. Both Bruno and German citizens would be told that Jews aren't really people. Both Bruno and the German citizens for the most part just want to go about their daily lives. Bruno is shown to be very free-spirited and that he can think for himself, which ultimately leads him to learning the truth, even if he can't put all the pieces together. He comes to befriend both Pavel and a boy named, Shmuel. Through these first hand experience with Jews, he comes to realize that they are not what his father or his tutor make him believe they are.

The theme of innocence is shown as the quality of being childlike and free from guilt, sin or moral wrong. With this in mind, Bruno is a clearly shown to be an innocent protagonist. Bruno views the world through a naïve mindset. For instance, when Bruno was engaging a conversation with Shmuel, Bruno states, ‘"It's so unfair. I don't see why I have to be stuck over here on this side of the fence where there's no one to talk to and no one to play with and you get to have dozens of friends and are probably playing for hours every day.

This is different than the movie, where Bruno was told earlier on by his sister and Shmuel that the people in the camps were Jews. Then he kept asking until he found out that they were “evil” and cannot be trusted. He then had to decide whether or not he should stay friends with Shmuel. Although he did not fully understand it in the book or the movie, he had more of an internal conflict in the movie, as he wasn’t sure if Shmuel could be trusted based on what his sister told him and what he learned from his history

Fences are an expression of separation, an expression that no one should face. They separate benevolent from evil, friendly and cruel. They are not meant to separate Jews and others. In the book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, the setting, characters, plot and theme are chilling and exciting in this Holocaust novel.

The main characters in this story have different personalities and they represent the good and the bad in human beings. Bruno, the nine years old German boy, was an adventurous, curious and innocent boy like many other kids his age. Because of his age sometimes he was a little naive but overall I think he was a very smart boy. He showed us the importance of friendship and compassion after he met Shmuel at the concentration camp.

They say that ignorance is bliss. That is somewhat true, as not understanding the atrocities in our world would surely make a happier person. However, innocence can also lead to calamity. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, is a coming of age story about Bruno, the son of a Nazi Commandant under Adolf Hitler. Bruno was initially very ignorant of what was happening in the world and was very immature about moving from Berlin. As the days went by, he got used to his new home and his thoughts were maturing, as he started thinking with logic and rationale. Bruno finally understands that he has to be a good person to everyone regardless what others might think. His character has strongly developed. Despite Bruno being unaware of his situation and his father being a Nazi, he matures from being childish and unsatisfied for moving to finally finding purpose in life by being a good human being.

There have been a lot movies based in World War II.  The one that stands out the most is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.  Made in 2008, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is a Holocaust movie filmed from the frame of reference of an eight-year-old boy.  The director-writer, Mark Herman took the story of two boys, written by John Boyne, and developed a masterpiece (The Boy in).  With the use of these two boys, Mark Herman takes the divide of cultural bias and economic injustices and links them together.  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is an accomplished film made with incredible character development, heart-warming acting, powerful viewpoint, and a meaningful message.