In the year 2006, John Boyne produced his world-renowned novel in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. This novel is not only entertaining but also explores and illustrates the reality that lives in our past… The Holocaust. The novel engages a young nine-year-old boy German boy named Bruno and his paradoxical counterpart nine-year-old Shmuel whom is of Jewish descent. It furthermore emphasizes how their lives differs based on their situation. It distinctly selects Bruno to show his naivety. Shmuel and his innocence to his surroundings and what is going on. Finally, with Mother and how her interaction with Pavel has changed her perception of not only Pavel but Jews as a whole.
