The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Book Analysis

“How do I look?” Bruno asked as he was putting his pajamas on. Shmuel responded with a nod indicating that they look alike. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas portrays a family during the German war and all the struggles they had faced. Bruno, who is the son of this family, wanted nothing but to go on an adventure. He even went against his mother’s strict orders not to leave and found himself outside a concentration camp. Children tend to have their own views on the world which results in them not seeing how harsh the world truly is especially when it comes to the aspect of race. In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the power of rhetoric is shown in the culture between the German’s and the Jew’s lives and the

In the novel The Boy In Striped Pajamas it was bad that Bruno was naive about the Holocaust because he wouldn’t have to feel guilty about lying to Shmuel. In chapter fifteen, Bruno is at his home at “Out-with” when Bruno sees his friend Shmuel in his home cleaning glasses. Bruno thought it was a good idea to get some chicken for himself, but when he turns around his friend is looking at him sadly. Bruno feels guilty instantly “After a moment Bruno realized what he was looking at and immediately felt guilty” (Boyne 169). Bruno then chopes some slices to share with Shmuel but gets scared to eat the chicken. Shmuel gets scared that Lieutenant Kotler was going to come as he was eating chicken and after Kotler does come in the room. Somehow he knows that Shmuel ate something. Shmuel said something that almost got Bruno in trouble “‘He’s my friend’” (Boyne 171). After that Bruno told a lie about how he’s not Shmuel’s friend “‘i've never seen him before in my life’” (Boyne 172). For this, Shmuel did get punished for eating food, and Bruno then felt guilty. Because Bruno was naive about the Holocaust, he had to feel guilty about his friend for lying to him.

In the novels The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, childhood innocence in times of war is very evident in Rudy from The Book Thief, and Bruno from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Though childhood innocence can be endearing, in these books it leads to their death. With both Rudy and Bruno their innocence keeps them from understanding the war. Rudy risks his life, without knowing, to save Liesel and Bruno hails Hitler, with the understanding it is just a way to say goodbye. Not only do they not understand the war, they both maintain their innocence despite the war. Rudy idolizes somebody that during that time was unacceptable. Bruno befriends somebody, but doesn’t understand who he is and what his situation is. These books also

Friendship is a basic human need, especially for nine year old boys living their childhood. For Bruno who is lonely, bored out of his mind and could not find friends his age to play with and Shmuel a Jewish boy entrapped in a brutal concentration camp, their friendship is one of the only things that can spark a little happiness and lighten up their spirit. The boys meet in the least possible place – the periphery of Auschwitz concentration camp, where one is imprisoned and the other is the son of the Nazi commandant in charge. Although they are meant to see each other as enemies as a Jew and Nazi, there is no hatred between Bruno and Shmuel. They simply see each other as another kid to talk to out of the loneliness of Auschwitz. As the book

Bruno was the son of a Nazi commandant, but he had no idea of the horrors of the Holocaust. He was told not to go near the death camp his father was in charge of, but he did anyway. Bruno meet a Jewish boy named Shmuel at the camp and continued to visit him. They enjoyed each other’s company even though there was a fence in between them. One day Shmuel told Bruno that his dad went missing. Neither of the boys knew that he was actually murdered. They came up with a plan to sneak Bruno into the camp to help Shmuel find his dad. After Bruno gets into the camp they begin to search when alarms go off. The boys and other Jewish men get pushed into a room and ordered to take their clothes off. No one knows what’s going on. They are ordered into another room where they are gassed and die. Because of hate and intolerance against Jews, Shmuel was blocked off from the rest of the world and his friend. Bruno fought against that hate and intolerance by sneaking into a place where no one should be, to help a

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.

Bruno not knowing about the camp being a Jewish concentration camp was one of the reasons he went into the camp in the first place. If Bruno had known about Out-With and the real identity of it then he would never have explored to find the dot that became a speck that became a blob that became a figure that became a boy. Since Bruno didn’t know about Out-with and the holocaust he went to explore and find the dot, and that dot became his best friend for a short life. The innocent dot that Bruno found ended up being the tragedy that caused his death. Bruno’s naivety lead him into Out-With along side his best friend for life, Shmuel. Bruno and Shmuel had never played together and Bruno was leaving back home for Berlin that day, the best friends for a short life wanted something to remember about each other. “‘I’d like to have seen it’ He added’. . .’Well?’ said Shmuel. ‘Why don’t you then?’. . .’it would be a great adventure. Our final adventure. I could do some exploring at last’” (Boyne 197-198). Bruno’s best friend for life lead him to the end of both of their lives. Bruno was naive about many things, but nothing more than the situation he had to make the best of and live

He always kept Shmuel company and listened to him just like a true friend would. Bruno would constantly try to sneak food into his pocket to give to his dear friend, every day where they would meet in their usual spot. Shmuel would gobble the food down quickly. Bruno didn’t understand why and how they were supposed to hate Jews, so he continued to ask about the other side of the fence. He didn’t quite understand what was going on on the other side of the fence, so he disguised himself in striped pajamas as a small jewish boy.

In the book, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, a boy named Bruno makes a life changing discovery that will impact his life forever. Sometimes in life you meet a special person who leaves a big impact on you. Bruno’s father was a part of the concentration camps at Auschwitz. Little did Bruno know, his father was the cause of the many deaths of innocent people. Bruno then moves from his hometown Berlin to a house right next to the camps, where he soon makes a huge discovery.

The boys’ ignorance about the situation makes their relationship much more simplistic and truthful. Ultimately, Bruno and Shmuel are the same boy - facing opposite situations while both experience in two universes separated by a single fence. One has been born into wealth and admiration and the other into oppression and imprisonment. But at the inexperienced age of 8, neither have had the chance to acknowledge the magnitude of what is happening around them and their way of seeing the world is what pushes this extraordinary novel forward, climaxing into one of the most astonishing endings ever written. The movie lacks the parallels between both boys, and cannot capture the innocence of the duo. The ending of the movie is not as mind-blowing as the book; trading mystery and innocence for drama.

Bruno, on the other hand, is being protected by his parents because they don’t want him to find out the dreadful stuff happening in the world around them. Bruno’s parents are going great lengths to cover up the truth from him.It's so unfair. Bruno said to Shmuel “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.” Bruno has no clue what is going on in the concentration camps because if he did he would not want to live there. I guess it just shows that you can be totally oblivious to what's right in front of you. In today’s society we want to grow up fast and we have all taken our innocences for granted. We all want to take on these adult responsibilities that we aren’t quite ready for. We need to stop ignoring our surroundings and put ourselves in other people's shoes and see their perspective, because your perspective may not always be the right one. There are other circumstances and problems in people's life that result to the loss of their innocence. Today's generation just need to enjoy their innocence and childhood because it isn't around for long we should

In the book The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, the main character Bruno goes through a very sad turn of events that reveals the truth of where he is and why he is at a new house in which he has to live. In this fiction book, Bruno learns many things including, how Jews and Nazis are different from each other, and that the Nazis had captured Jews and put them in camps. The three topics addressed in this sad book are conflict, antagonist, and characterization. First off, the conflict is shown through this story when the mom of the family figures out that Jews are relentlessly killed at the camp; she figured this out because Lieutenant Kotler told her something very dark. For example, “They smell even worse when they burn don’t they.”

Bruno, initially, has ignorance about everything going on in his life. For example, his dissatisfaction with leaving Berlin is demonstrated in many parts of the story. He is shown to the reader as being innocent, immature, and unable to give things a chance. On many occasions, Bruno complains about moving to “Out-With” (Auschwitz). He continually complains before even giving himself a chance to experience it. He was whining and being stubborn. To illustrate, in the novel, the author says, “Nothing, thought Bruno, not even the insects, would ever choose to stay at Out-With.

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.

The novel demonstrates how Bruno and Shmuel share a great deal in common but perhaps what is most striking is the childhood innocence which characterises both boys. Bruno is unaware that his father is a Nazi commandant and that he lives within yards of a concentration camp. Shmuel, imprisoned in the camp, seems not to understand the severity of his situation. When his father goes missing Shmuel does not understand that he actually went into the gas chamber, “He was here on Monday and then he went on work duty with some other men and none of them have come back.”(p 194). While spending time together, being filled with purity, Shmuel tells Bruno of the horrific train experience that the Jews were forced through. “The doors were at the end,” explained Bruno. “There weren’t any