The Boy In Striped Pajamas

Identity Achievement occurs when someone makes a personal decision or commitment after going through a crisis and exploring his or her option.

Aristotle wrote the ideal qualities in order to form the “perfect tragedy.” Many people argue today that Aristotle’s criteria for a perfect tragedy cannot be met, due to the fact that it is contradictory. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was released in 2008 and I believe it meets Aristotle’s qualifications for a perfect tragedy, except for one part. In this movie, the Anagorisis does not prevent the praxis from happening.

For example, he refers to “out-with”, and the reader must connect this with Auschwitz. This way of thinking about things and misnaming it, is a characteristic that identifies Bruno as a child, and it shows how children can misunderstand tragedies. Because of the limited narration, the reader is required to put together the details Bruno notices in the right order for it to make sense.

The mood throughout the story is very often negatively influenced by the setting of a concentration camp. The house in which Bruno and his family live at Auschwitz is small and lonely. “The new house, however, stood all on its own in an empty, desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen, which meant there would be no other families around and no other boys to play

There were many important themes that this this book focused on. Ignorance is one of the major ideas that the novel was about. The main character Bruno is ignorant to all the troubles and hardship his friend is going through in the holocaust. Also an important topic obviously was the holocaust. It shows all the hardship the Jewish people went through. This novel shows very important issues in the world that apply now and back then.

A main theme in this book, is the systematic denial of help for the Jews after the Second World War. There are countless instances where the book show men in high ranking positions in the church and in the military that show anti-Semitic views. This shows that the author, James Carroll, whom is knowledgeable about the topic writes very graphic scenes about the anguish of the Jews. These scenes are his way of showing how the Germans were not the only ones responsible for the Jews destruction. I feel like this is a topic that does need to be discussed more, especially the political aspect of it. We need to talk about this issue in order to prevent victims of such awful events continue suffering under another flag or leader.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a story of two boys who cross limitations in friendship. The fence in the story represents the divide that has been set. This fence represents the boundaries that people give us. Ultimately, the message of the story is that beneath it all, we are all the same. Regardless of our color, religious preferences, or gender, we are all the same and should be judged the same.

A person’s identity can be altered when they encounter life-threatening events. In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne many characters show their personality in interesting ways. One of those characters happens to be the main character’s, Bruno’s, sister Gretel, the Hopeless Case. First, not many characteristics are given about Gretel, however; enough information is given to make out her character. In the story it states, “Gretel was three years older than Bruno and she had made it clear to him from as far back as he could remember that when it came to the ways of the world...she was in charge” (Boyne 21). This quote illustrates how Gretel is a “bully” to Bruno, because of their age difference and Gretel’s big ego. Gretel is a very

1) When Bruno showed Gretel his window view, Gretel was shocked. Gretel is shocked by the view because when Bruno told her that the other children did not look friendly and there was a forest, she didn’t believe him and assumed he was lying. But when Bruno showed her the view, she saw all the stuff Bruno was talking about earlier. She saw a high wire fence that seprated the house and the other side where there were small and big boys, fathers and grandfathers and huts. The author has made it seem like that the people on the other side are supposed to restricted to live in that area.

How can Point of view and character shape the theme of the text? A theme of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is sometimes fear prevents people from doing what they want to do. The theme of the excerpt is developed by three main characters in the chapter. Bruno, the son of a Nazi SS officer, is friends with Shmuel, a Jewish boy who lives in a concentration camp near Bruno’s home. Lieutenant Kotler is the third major character he is also the antagonist of the excerpt.

Imagine your child being killed in the most horrific way possible. Now imagine him dying because he was being a good person and trying to help out people you called inferior. That's the story that this book tells. The story of a boy who tries to make friends with someone his father's regime considers an enemy. And accidentally getting himself killed. This book teaches the dangers of racism in a very compelling way.

You are an eight-year-old boy forced to move with your family from your home in Berlin to the countryside because your father received a promotion as the head Nazi officer at a work camp. Without any friends, you sneak away during the day to explore the land behind your house and find what you understand to be a “farm.” It turns out to be a work camp where you meet another boy your age. You quickly become friends with the boy named Shmuel, who is forced to live in the work camp because he is Jewish. You do not understand the hatred towards the Jews during this time, and because of this, an unlikely friendship forms. Shmuel’s father disappears and you offer to come into the camp to help look for him. When searching in the barracks, things

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.

Also, it also leaves you to infer and really think about how many different ways it could go. But, it does however require some background knowledge in order for it to make sense to you. We also see throught a nazi/german boy’s eyes. However, you do learn a lesson in this book. The lesson/theme is friendship, friendship is important to us because it's not what matters in the outside like nationality, race, or religion but what’s inside like if your good hearted, nice, and loving. As a result there is a unexpected twist to the book. The twist is when a naive german boy goes into a concentration camp that was not only for jews but was also runned by his dad and dies. In addition, I think the book should stay in the curriculum because I think that there are numerous reasons why it should stay like the ones I talked about before.