The Boy in the Striped Pajamas uses many objects and ideas throughout the book that symbolize more than just their original state. For example, the striped pajamas, and Bruno’s family waiter, Pavel. These characters or objects represent something beyond themselves, which makes the audience ponder about the book and let's them look at it from a different perspective. These symbols can help readers understand the book more clearly . Shmuel, Bruno’s Jewish friend who lives on the other side of the fence in Auschwitz, wears a striped uniform that he and fellow Jews have to wear in the camp. The stripes symbolizes the fence surrounding the concentration camp. It encloses their bodies, like the camp enclosed their freedom and equal rights. On
