Boy In The Striped Pyjamas Ignorance

Is ignorance bliss? Or is it actually reason for concern? I definitely believe that a high level of ignorance can be quite dangerous. The novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne gives many examples of the dangers that may come with ignorance, in ways such as being ignorant towards someone’s feelings, the ignorance shown in terrorist acts and the simple yet often life-threatening ignorance that often occurs with children.
One of the most common forms of ignorance is something that is performed nearly every day and by every person. Most people tend to show a lack of concern as to how another person is feeling. Being ignorant towards someone’s feelings can be as simple as a disagreement with a friend and not keeping in mind how they may feel about the critique that you are giving them. Often people tend to give out insults very easily and often not worrying about how the person on the receiving end of the insults may feel, usually just to make yourself feel better. Being ignorant towards someone’s feelings is clearly shown in The Boy in the Striped …show more content…
The recently publicised executions of American reporter James Foley and even more recent Steven Sotloff by a member of the Islamic State have caused widespread reasons for concern by the U.S. The executions follow the American led aerial bombings of cities including Iraq, in which the ISIS largely populate. The ISIS militant group is led largely by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He is the leader of up to 80,000 fighters and terrorists, many of them manipulated by him into believing that they are fighting for the good of their country and religion. Many of the fighters do not know the severity of the crimes they are causing, not dissimilar to the crimes that were being in Germany during the Second World