To begin with, overall The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a good book that teaches children about are history. The book should be kept in the 7th grade curriculum because it was apart of are history and, also the book shows both points of views. You see more of the Nazis point of view but the book still shows how the Jews were treated, and what they camp looked like, and some of the clothing they wore. Bruno was a very naive young boy who thought the Jews were farmers. Immediately once Bruno got on the …show more content…
Bruno is a German, and Shmuel is a Jew. Bruno never knew the difference between a Jew and a Nazi he thought they were basically the same thing. If Bruno wasn't so naive would the book have changed? The book also shows that no matter what religion or race you are you can always be friends and shouldn't judge people by their religion or race. Bruno’s sister Gretel told Bruno that the Jews weren’t people they were way lower than us. Bruno thought they were farmers. Bruno never quite understood what was happening until he got on the other side of the fence and once he got on the other side he knew immediately what was going on, Bruno felt uneasy. In conclusion, I think that this book should be in the 7th grade curriculum because it shows true friendship no matter what religion or race you happen to