Another book, another debate...
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
In the past few years, plenty of schools have read the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in grade seven English language arts class. Recently there has been some controversy in the media if the novel and film are appropriate for children of this age. Firstly, in the long list of graphic books and movies, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is not one of them. Secondly, the Holocaust was a terrible event in history, and learning it at a young age may help prevent it from happening again. Along with that, doesn't the next generation deserve to learn about their history? Good and bad? Lastly, by grade seven, most people know the basic details about what happened in the Holocaust and World War II; Furthermor, if you don’t know this information already, a novel study is a great way to learn. For these reasons The Boy in the Striped Pajamas should be taught in middle school.
To start off, …show more content…
So if we learn about the Holocaust at a young age, it could help prevent it from happening again in the next generations. We as a society need to learn about our past, good and bad, because it made us who we are. If we neglect a huge part of our history, what stops us from doing it again? In the novel and the movie the same concept is shown, but it is not for good use. The Germans started “teaching” young children about their recent history, and about how they thought the jews made them lose World War I. Along with that they did not teach literature, either. This is shown more in the movie, when Herr Liszt was teaching Bruno and Gretel about what the jews did to the Fatherland... and the scene where he forbade Bruno from reading storybooks. Here is an example, “A sound understanding of the social sciences is far more important in this day and age.” -Herr Liszt (p.97). This book and movie is suitable for grade
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
In the past few years, plenty of schools have read the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in grade seven English language arts class. Recently there has been some controversy in the media if the novel and film are appropriate for children of this age. Firstly, in the long list of graphic books and movies, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is not one of them. Secondly, the Holocaust was a terrible event in history, and learning it at a young age may help prevent it from happening again. Along with that, doesn't the next generation deserve to learn about their history? Good and bad? Lastly, by grade seven, most people know the basic details about what happened in the Holocaust and World War II; Furthermor, if you don’t know this information already, a novel study is a great way to learn. For these reasons The Boy in the Striped Pajamas should be taught in middle school.
To start off, …show more content…
So if we learn about the Holocaust at a young age, it could help prevent it from happening again in the next generations. We as a society need to learn about our past, good and bad, because it made us who we are. If we neglect a huge part of our history, what stops us from doing it again? In the novel and the movie the same concept is shown, but it is not for good use. The Germans started “teaching” young children about their recent history, and about how they thought the jews made them lose World War I. Along with that they did not teach literature, either. This is shown more in the movie, when Herr Liszt was teaching Bruno and Gretel about what the jews did to the Fatherland... and the scene where he forbade Bruno from reading storybooks. Here is an example, “A sound understanding of the social sciences is far more important in this day and age.” -Herr Liszt (p.97). This book and movie is suitable for grade