The Boy In Striped Pajamas

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Directors use many powerful images to make the audience feel a certain way. In "The Boy in Striped Pajamas" the director uses many images to manipulate the audience. Some examples are when Pavel bandages Bruno's leg, Pavel gets beaten, and Bruno dies.
Pavel was the first Jewish servant the audience sees and helps Bruno after he fell off a swing. Bruno was told to avoid Pavel, by his mother, because Pavel was a Jew. Bruno was suspicious of Pavel, and questioned him about his qualifications, to which Pavel replied he was a doctor. This causes the audience to feel like Pavel does not deserve to be a servant because he was overqualified. Unfortunately, Pavel's life only gets worse as the movie goes on.
Pavel was beaten to a pulp by Karl, the chauffeur,

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