“Real power has to do with one’s ability to influence the hearts and minds of others” (Lama). The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about a boy boy named Bruno who goes on a journey with his friend Shmuel trying to cross the fence in Berlin. The War Between the Classes is about a girl named Amy who tries to make a difference in the world with discrimination. Today kids have the power to influence the world and make a change just like the children of War Between the Classes and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas did. Characters in both The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne and The War Between the Classes by Gloria Miklowitz show that power is influential, those who have power can use or abuse it, and that power is present in any situation.
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The future is yet in your power.” (Unknown). What has happened in the past cannot adjust to something different but in the future someone can change it. For example, in the novel The War Between the Classes, Mr. Otero said one last thing before the game was over, “Just because of their color they’ll be treated with less respect than other all of their lives. Except, maybe not by those who have played the color game” (Miklowitz 152). In other words, students who have been in other people’s shoes can understand what it is like to have poverty in their life. The following quote shows that someone with power can have an influence on the rest of the world. The guards attacked the people trying to get past them to the other side of the country. Additionally, in the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Bruno has decided to return home, “Yes. I’m going back to Berlin. I want to come said Shmuel” (Boyne 196). The quote given shows the urgency in Bruno’s voice when he had decided he wanted to go back home. To put it differently, one person’s decision can change another’s life. Overall, both characters in the two novels have demonstrated what it is like to have power and make an impact on the
The future is yet in your power.” (Unknown). What has happened in the past cannot adjust to something different but in the future someone can change it. For example, in the novel The War Between the Classes, Mr. Otero said one last thing before the game was over, “Just because of their color they’ll be treated with less respect than other all of their lives. Except, maybe not by those who have played the color game” (Miklowitz 152). In other words, students who have been in other people’s shoes can understand what it is like to have poverty in their life. The following quote shows that someone with power can have an influence on the rest of the world. The guards attacked the people trying to get past them to the other side of the country. Additionally, in the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Bruno has decided to return home, “Yes. I’m going back to Berlin. I want to come said Shmuel” (Boyne 196). The quote given shows the urgency in Bruno’s voice when he had decided he wanted to go back home. To put it differently, one person’s decision can change another’s life. Overall, both characters in the two novels have demonstrated what it is like to have power and make an impact on the