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    John Boyne has created a sophisticated and meaningful novel in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas through his thematic analysis of power which explores society’s perception of authority; his symbolic representation of the fence which starkly exposes Bruno’s ignorance of cultural divisions; and finally, his characterisation of Mother revealing the fraught atmosphere during the Holocaust. The theme of power is explored in this novel through authoritative figures and their presentation in society.The

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    In the novel “The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas”. Shmuel was the most significant character. In the novel, he was a young boy held of his own free will. He experienced some of the novels most graphic senses of the concentration camp. Some reasons I will discuss are when Bruno discovers Shmuel, Shmuel tells Bruno about his mother and father also the suffering of finding Shmuel’s pa. Shmuel was a young boy who didn’t understand why he was held captive in a concentration camp. This character throughout

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    The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas The Boy In The Striped pyjamas starts off with a group of a kids that are carelessly running through the city as jews are being torn out of their houses and mounted into a vehicle. Director Mark Herman brought this sad heartbreaking film to life based on the novel written by John boyne. John Boyne is an irish author whose novels are written in over 50 language 10 novels being for adults and 5 for younger readers. Director Mark Herman is an english film director born

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    How does the author, John Boyne, of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas explore the notion of ‘fear’ in the novel? Refer to social context John Boyne’s historical fable, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, is an optimistic narration of World War Two set in the “Out-With” concentration camp. In the background of the war, the story details the life of male protagonist Bruno, who befriends the unlikeliest of strangers in his attempt to adjust to life at Out-With. In Boyne’s portrayal of this dictatorship, the

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    The Boy in Striped Pyjamas One of the main ideas in the film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas directed by Mark Herman is that friendship breaks all barriers, no matter the circumstances. This is conveyed through the characters Bruno, a naive Christian boy who loves exploring, and whose father is a head officer in Hitler’s army. And his unexpected friend Shmuel, a Jewish boy who lives in a concentration camp on the opposite side of the forest that Bruno and his family live at. This is a very unusual

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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 Boy in Striped Pyjamas is a story written by John Boyne, in novel and film form. The story follows a German boy named Bruno, experiencing the events of WW2, Germany 1940. Bruno stumbles upon a Jewish boy named Shmuel during the exploration of his new home in Auschwitz. Shmuel is found sitting at the other side of a fence, inside Bruno’s father’s concentration camp. This confrontation leads to an unlikely friendship, where Bruno and Shmuel put their differences behind them and become friends overcoming

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    John Boyne’s novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, published in 2006, explores life in Europe during World War 2, while also discussing significant topics such as prejudice and the dangers of countries led by dictators. Throughout the novel, Boyne uses dramatic and situational irony for deliberate effect to position readers to reflect on the senselessness of discrimination and its devastating consequences. Boyne’s recurring use of dramatic irony not only creates tension throughout the book, but

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    The book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a book written by John Boyce. It focusses on the life of a boy, Bruno. He is young, wealthy, aristocratic and living in anti-semitic Germany during World War 2. However, he befriends a Jewish boy, Shmuel. During the movie, various ideas were used to interpret a profound message. Specific filmic codes were executed flawlessly throughout the movie to portray numerous ideas such as innocence, friendship and power/gender roles. Friendship was a crucial part

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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 attitude of how he felt about Shmuel upon first meeting him. The way Boyne made Pavel shape

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