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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Theme Some people believe that certain individuals are better than others. They were not born thinking this but were told this later in life. This book is a great example of someone who believes everyone is equal. In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the main character, Bruno, moves with his family for his father’s new job at Auschwitz. Bruno can see the camp but does not know who is there or what is going on. This changes when he goes over and meets a prisoner named

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    We have read a lot different books throughout the past two years. We have read plays, non-fictional, and many other book genres. Many of the books connect to each other. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Having Our Say, and Night all connect in many ways. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, written by John Boyne, takes place Berlin. The protagonist, Bruno moved into a house by a concentration camp, one day when Bruno goes exploring he finds a fence on the other side of the fence is a boy, Shmuel. Shmuel

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    Bruno and Shmuel are more alike than different. In the novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’’ written by John Boyne, Bruno and Shmuel are more alike than different. Throughout the novel, John Boyne surely states their similarities more than their differences. Both Shmuel and Bruno had to leave their homes due to The Holocaust, both Bruno and Shmuel are scared of Lieutenant Kotler and have the same birthday. Both Shmuel and Bruno were forced to leave their homes during the Holocaust.Bruno’s family

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    In The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, Bruno’s attitudes and actions are mainly shaped by three people. Pavel, Father and Shmuel. They shape Bruno’s attitudes and actions mainly through deep conversation. Boyne made Pavel shape Bruno’s attitude towards the people on the other side of the fence. Boyne also made Father shape Bruno’s actions to go and explore the fence. Boyne decided to make Shmuel shape Bruno’s actions and make Bruno visit Shmuel every day. The way Boyne made Pavel shape Bruno’s attitudes

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    The novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas written by John Boyne takes place in the 1940s during World War II when Adolf Hitler was in power. The main character in the book, Bruno, is a nine year old boy who is part of a wealthy family and is forced to move to a place called “Out-With” because of his father’s work whom is an important commander working with the Natiz. At his previous home in Berlin he was accustomed to the luxury of a five story house, but he must adjust to his new lifestyle. At his

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    Striped Pajamas Fences

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    The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, is about a young boy named Bruno and a young Jewish boy named Shmuel. Shmuel was sent to a concentration camp called Auschwitz. Also, Shmuel is 9 years old and has the same birthday as Bruno. Therefore, Bruno and Shmuel are very similar but have many differences and some differences are outside the book. One thing is how the fences were electric but in the book, the fences were not electric. The book states,”Shmuel reached down and lifted the base of

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    “The Boy In Striped Pajamas” was a drama history film released in 2008 based on a book, “The Boy In Striped Pajamas” written by Irish writer John Boyne. Both the book and movie portrays a story of a young Nazi boy and his relationship between his family and the Jewish victims during the Holocaust era. The revolving theme of friendship was apparent in the boy’s devotion to one another despite their different background and circumstance in both the movie and the book. They're are also a variety number

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    In this essay, I will be discussing my personal opinion on ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ By John Boyne. This novel is about two innocent children named Bruno and Shmuel who come to meet each other at a barbed wire fence separating them. The story is set during the holocaust and revealed through the eyes of Bruno who reluctantly moves to ‘Out-With’ as Bruno calls it, due to his Father's new job given by Hitler. This novel presents a cruel, inhumane, controlling and fascist government “they are

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    Friendship is stronger than a concrete or figurative barrier. The Boy in The Striped Pajamas is a movie about a German boy named Bruno. The movie mainly revolved around Bruno’s friendship with Shmuel, a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp. Their friendship bloomed even when a fence kept the two apart. The fence represented a racial barrier between the Jews and Germans. The differences being the division of race, beliefs and social status. One of the symbols for the fence is the division

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    John Boyne’s novel,“ The Boy In Striped Pyjamas” illustrates the horrific implications of the Holocaust, through the perspective of a young boy called Bruno. Innocence is reflected, as he is the central protagonist. As the novel unfolds it is evident he is not aware of being in the centre of evil during this dark period in history. The novel explores Bruno's curiosity about exploration which consequently leads to him discovering a friendly source of company in a odd place, that lacks humanity. His

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