Shmuel And Bruno

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I chose my first image, the two boys together, to represent the friendship that Shmuel and Bruno have together, even in the drastic situation. The first word i chose was “Friendship” which was a major part of the film, and Bruno’s friendship with Shmuel really touched my heart. I then chose the word “Innocence” to show how innocent Bruno is to not realize what is happening to the Jewish people, like when he said, “ Can we go to the café or something?” inside the concentration camp. The second image is chose was thousands of shoes outside of a gas chamber. This is to represent how many Jewish people were killed during the holocaust because before they were executed they were to remove their clothes. I then chose a picture of children giving

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