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    created for separation of power, race, and social class. In the novel, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne, two young boys from opposite ends of the war, Schmuel and Bruno, experience the backlash of boundaries, which was the World War II, a fence that physically separated them and the boundary of knowledge, that ultimately led to their death. An example of a boundary the boys faced was World War II itself. Both boys were too young to be aware of their surroundings, nor were they…

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is an unusual story, one of the most difficult and disturbing books a teen will ever see. this book is made about a time period that made a big dent in our nation. it tells you about how life used to be. how they were treated and how the jewish race almost ended. It all starts off, with a 9 year old boy named Bruno . Whose father had to move far away so that he can get this new job. so Bruno and his loved ones had to go with him. His big sister Gretel seems…

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Based on the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, this film portrays the life of a German child, named Bruno, throughout prewar Germany. Bruno is an eight-year old child who lives a wealthy life in Berlin along his mother, Elsa, his elder sister, Gretel, and father. Ralf, Bruno's father, is a German-soldier pertaining to the Nazis, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, who "advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion,…

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a powerful book. It shows you how the Nazis were very vulgar to the Jews. I strongly feel that we need to keep this book in the 7th grade curriculum. It shows kids apart of our history. Also, it shows them how the Jews were treated poorly from the Nazis. The kids need to understand that the stuff that was happening then could affect us some time in the near future. In conclusion, I strongly think that we need to have this book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas…

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    everyone because they could be lying to you.In this book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas there is a family and they are from the time of the holocaust the dad owns a controlling camp and tell everyone but the mom that they own a farm. OEne day Bruno went exploring behind the feces that guard their house.He saw a boy and his name was Schmul.He was at the camp and then they soon became best of friends. The theme in the boy in the striped pajamas is You can’t trust everyone is . My first reason…

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    and others he believed to be inferior. He wanted to eradicate the people who were seen as a threat to the German people. The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fictional representation of life during the Holocaust seen through the eyes of the son of a Nazi officer. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas gives a picture of life through the eyes of Bruno, a 9-year-old boy, who was the son of a Nazi officer. Bruno and his family lived in a house…

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a historical fiction novel set in Germany during the time period of the Holocaust. Bruno and his family have to move from their house in Berlin and moved to Auschwitz next to a concentration camp. There his dad works for the Nazi party and goes to work at the camp next to his house, the camp is ran by Hitler and other Nazi officials. Bruno was out exploring and was curious about if there was anyone to play with one the other side of the fence which is the…

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    of innocence in children in order to expose cruelty and evil in the adult world through various techniques, ideas, and visions. Whilst the techniques of symbolism, irony, and narrative perspective are employed throughout both texts, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas also relies on music and sound effects. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and has since become a classic of modern American literature. The novel’s plot and characters are loosely inspired by Harper Lee’s observations of her…

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    Although it’s written from the point of view of a child, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas includes many themes which make it much more complex and interesting than a children’s book. The most important themes in the book are innocence, friendship, boundaries, and obedience. Firstly, the theme of innocence is shown very frequently, due to the fact that the story is shown from a child’s perspective. Many things that Bruno does not know about or understand are left out or not explained correctly.…

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    The movie, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” was released on November 7, 2008. The movie was directed by Mark Herman. The main setting of the movie is in the countryside, near a concentration camp, Auschwitz, is held for Jews. The setting of the countryside is where most the action takes place, between the Bruno, the German boy, and Shmuel, the Jew. The time period of this movie dates back to World War II, when Hitler was in power and there was cruelty against the Jews in Germany. We can see this…

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