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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas uses many objects and ideas throughout the book that symbolize more than just their original state. For example, the striped pajamas, and Bruno’s family waiter, Pavel. These characters or objects represent something beyond themselves, which makes the audience ponder about the book and let's them look at it from a different perspective. These symbols can help readers understand the book more clearly . Shmuel, Bruno’s Jewish friend who lives on the other side of…

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    will agree together that they may all wear pajamas and it will be considered a social norm for that day, this proves that “the leading [social] norms [are] capable of promoting cooperation [of the social norm] depend[ing] on the community size” (Santos, F. P., Santos, F. C., & Pacheco, J. M) ; meaning, people can make anything a social norm if a large enough community has agreed upon it. I had made it a point to see my friends in public wearing my pajamas to see their reaction towards my “out of…

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was written by an Irish novelist, John Boyne. Who was born on April 30 1971. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was published on January 5, 2006, by David Fickling Books. The book won the Bisto Book of the year. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas sold over five million copies all over the world around in March 2010. In 2007 and 2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas became one bestselling book in Spain. The book also became number one on the New York Times Bestseller. The…

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Why do some people think that the solution of their problems is by excluding oneself from all others, when communicating as a whole could result in a much better conclusion? The removal will lead to discrimination put onto the group. It may not be intended to, but while being separated from everyone else, the others will most likely begin to look at the group differently. Ultimately, the removal can cause inequality that can only be helped if one of the other…

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    The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne captures the life of nine-year old Bruno while he lives at Out-With, a concentration camp for Jews his father was stationed at, and creates a rather unusual friendship with Shmuel, a young Jew living in an entirely different world. Bruno and his family move from Berlin to a strange place called Out-With, with his father, an important commandant, mother and sister, Gretel. While exploring the fence, Bruno meets a boy his age on the other side named Shmuel…

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    difference? He wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms?” – John Boyne, The Boy in the striped pajamas. Written by John Boyne, the Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a novel about the relationship between two nine year old boys during WW2 in a Polish concentration camp. The novel demonstrates the naivety and innocence of children. The Boy in the striped pajamas is based around the developing relationship of 2 main characters,…

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    When the people in the stripped pajamas that they got up and listened to their leader.The leader in the nazi suit told all of people in the stripped pajamas to stand up and get in straight line and march and can’t talk at all and that was a order from the leader.Bruno did not want to get up but shamble told Bruno to get up so he want get in trouble because the people in the stripped pajamas have to be in a line so they can be in the gas chamber.Then the leader heard Bruno and shamble in the back…

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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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    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 apart of…

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    depression on the Jews 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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