The Boy With The Striped Pajamas

In the movie, The Boy with the Striped Pajamas based on the novel by John Boyne, tells the story of an German nine year old boy, Bruno. His family moved to the countryside near Auschwitz due to the promotion in his father’s job as commandant during the second World War. When they arrived at the new house, Bruno was getting lonely as he had many friends back in the city, so to occupy his time he started getting curious about his surroundings and came across Shmuel, a Jewish boy. Much of the story revolves around Bruno and his internal struggles as his life changes drastically. Bruno goes from a time of living in a luxurious lifestyle in Berlin without having any care in the world to being curious every second of the hour about the people living …show more content…
While the world believed that Germany and Nazi’s were evil, this novel shed light on the pure and innocent children who was not consumed by the hatred and evil so quickly. Bruno’s innocence prevailed through his countless number of questions being asked throughout the entire film. Bruno’s ignorance made him believe that the camps were filled with happy people in huts, with children playing games. This leads me to my essential question which is how is the risk of losing innocence in a child related to their surroundings? From what i have witnessed, the film uses symbolism and allegory to prove that innocence is lost in children due to their physical and mental …show more content…
The scene of the two characters holding hands throughout the chaos serves as an allegory to them holding onto their innocence and their strong friendship[ as they are forced to march to their death towards the gas chambers. At the end of the scene, there is only silence as It shows all the ‘striped pajamas’ being hung on the racks. It gives a moment of silence for all the innocent people that died by the hands of the Nazi, expressing feelings of extreme pain and fear. It gives a chance for the audience to take in the final scenes and be conscious of the deaths of not only the main characters, but all of those who were murdered in this