The Holocaust is a worthwhile topic that we should know about in seventh grade and we should know of how bad it was. We read the book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, written by John Boyne, and it was very good but at our age it didn’t explain enough details about the life in death camps that we should all know by now. The story is about a boy named Bruno who lived in Berlin with his family in a huge house. His father bought a house in Auschwitz that has the concentration camp where his father worked. Bruno saw the camp through his window and one day and decided to go over there. He met a friend named shmuel who lived on the other side of the fence. Bruno never understood why he could never play with his friend on the other side of the fence. …show more content…
Stock has just recently talked to us about. Now that I have to choose I would choose to not keep the book. First, Bruno is very naive it states on chapter 16 page 181 “I don’t understand why we’re not allowed on the other side of it. What's so wrong with us that we can’t go over there and play?” Bruno does not understand why he can’t go over and play with all of the kids in the camp and doesn’t understand why he can’t play with his friend. Another way that Bruno is naive is on page 181 he calls the camp “out-with” instead of Auschwitz. Finally, Bruno is always asking question over and over again because he does not understand. When Bruno met Shmuel and then he accidently slipped it out to his sister his sister got very upset with him. Bruno did not understand why she was so mad that he was friends with Shmuel. These are my reasons why Bruno is very naive and doesn’t understand …show more content…
I have one reason for saying yes to this book. The one reason that I like about the book is that it has a movie to go with it. First, I like that the movie goes with it because it makes more sense for the book and because it shows you what the camp is almost like. Next, it makes the book look better even if the book wasn’t that good it can show it in the movie. Lastly, If kids didn’t understand the book very much they have the movie to watch which will make more sense for them. All in all it’s good that it has a movie to go with it but the book should still
Although, there are many reasons to why this was bad, it could be argued both ways. Bruno being naive could have also been a good thing because then he could just be a kid and not be surrounded by the horror of life around him. Bruno was just a little kid and he got to enjoy that while he was alive, because he didn't know about all the bad things that were happening all around. Sense he was naive he was able to make a best friend, and be a normal kid. However, they are wrong to believe this because Bruno would have never died if he hadn’t met Shmuel. This is another reason why it was a bad thing that Bruno was naive. Overall Bruno being naive was a bad thing because nothing was done to stop what
Bruno and his family, (apart from the father) don’t know much about the concentration camp next door. “ ‘Who are they?’ asked Gretel, as open-mouthed as her brother often was these days. ‘ What sort of place is this?’ “ ( Boyne, pg. 30). The children don’t realize where they are and don’t recognize the name, “ ‘ Out-With?’ asked Bruno. ‘ What’s an Out-With?’ “ ( Boyne, pg.24). In the movie, Bruno’s mother knows exactly where they are, and
The second struggle in Bruno 's and Shmuel’s friendship is their need to overcome their differences in the family background. One day, Bruno decided to talk about how they came to be in Auschwitz. When Shmuel starts talking about how he got here.He said that, “The train was horrible," said Shmuel. There were too many of us in the carriages for one thing. And there was no air to breathe.” “That 's because you all crowded onto one train,”said Bruno.... “When we came here, there was another one on the other side of the platform, but no one seemed to see it. That was the one we got.” (129-130). When Bruno talks about
“Hello,” said Bruno “Hello,” said the Boy.)At this point of the book Bruno had crossed the line with his exploration, he had went much further his father and mother would ever approve, he comes face to face with an Auschwitz prisoner although he doesn’t know it yet as Bruno thinks it’s a good place to be in. This is the one point in the book that there’s a relief for Bruno,
“The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas” by John Boyne gives an insight to the holocaust and the rule of Nazi Germany in WW2, Boyne’s novel demonstrates Friendship through protagonist Bruno. Boyne writes about the an inhumane period, even if his book is a fable it still is based on the hardship that the jewish people suffered during this dark time. Throughout the Novel Bruno’s perspective on Friendship changes, he realises that you shouldn’t judge a friend by there appearance. The characters show intricate acts of friendship for life, friendship between young and old. Mateship between four “best friends for life” (karl, Daniel, Martin and Bruno) and the protagonist, Bruno, “crossing the fence” by entering an concentration and extermination camp for his jewish friend, Shmuel. The book is set on the German Polish border in about the year 1942 in the middle of Nazi Germany.
Bruno was very oblivious to the things that were taking place around him. Although he was oblivious to the big picture he still had a feeling that he should not communicate with Shmuel, which is why he denied knowing him. Yet he was brave enough to sneak out of the house to visit Shmuel at what he believed was a “Farm.” In reality, this
There are many instances throughout this film where Bruno misinterprets the state of what’s happening around him due to his own childish ignorance. At Bruno’s age, it’s practically expected that a child so young wouldn’t fully comprehend an idea as complex as genocide, and furthermore the Holocaust. One of the first moments we see Bruno misinterpret the world around him is his confrontation with Pavel after falling off the swing. He doesn’t understand why Pavel would give up his life as a doctor to come peel potatoes. “Is it nice on the farm?”
First, On page 202 it says “ You still want to help me find Papa?’ asked Shmuel and Bruno nodded quickly” This shows that bruno is helpful and kind because he wants to help shmuel find his dad. This builds suspense because bruno is NOT ALLOWED to go on the other side of the fence with the jews. Secondly, On page 190 Bruno says “ I’d prefer all four of us to stay together” (When Bruno’s dad asked them if they wanted to move back to Berlin Bruno said he would go where the family went and wanted to stay together.) This is a revealing action about bruno because it shows how he is a caring person and wants to stay with his family. It builds suspense because his dad needs to stay because he is a soldier working. Lastly, On page 208 the author states “ When the soldier walked into the cabin Bruno said “ I don't think I like it here.” This reveals that Bruno does not like the life that shmuel lives and wants to go home. It builds suspense because the soldiers are bringing him somewhere and Bruno doesn't want to be there. To conclude, the author writes about actions that reveal Bruno’s caring
Bruno likes going to meet Shmuel as much as he can and also loves bringing him food, talking and asking questions about his unfortunate situation and his seclusion behind a fence. Although Bruno does often say some silly and selfish things, Shmuel manages to contain himself out of respect. One example is when Bruno asks him why he wears pyjamas all day and Shmuel replies that are the soldiers that they took all their clothes away. Bruno then says: “My dad's a soldier, but not the sort that takes people's clothes away.” This sort of dialogue shows how naïve, ignorant and unaware were the young people like Bruno about the political situation of their time and about the segregation of Jewish people and their extermination and
Bruno did not understand what happened daily in the camp and was jealous that Shmuel was surrounded by other children. Bruno said “It's so unfair, I don't see why I have to be stuck over here on this side of the fence where there's no one to talk to and no one to play with and you get to have dozens of friends are probably playing for hours every day, I'll have to
Bruno not knowing about the camp being a Jewish concentration camp was one of the reasons he went into the camp in the first place. If Bruno had known about Out-With and the real identity of it then he would never have explored to find the dot that became a speck that became a blob that became a figure that became a boy. Since Bruno didn’t know about Out-with and the holocaust he went to explore and find the dot, and that dot became his best friend for a short life. The innocent dot that Bruno found ended up being the tragedy that caused his death. Bruno’s naivety lead him into Out-With along side his best friend for life, Shmuel. Bruno and Shmuel had never played together and Bruno was leaving back home for Berlin that day, the best friends for a short life wanted something to remember about each other. “‘I’d like to have seen it’ He added’. . .’Well?’ said Shmuel. ‘Why don’t you then?’. . .’it would be a great adventure. Our final adventure. I could do some exploring at last’” (Boyne 197-198). Bruno’s best friend for life lead him to the end of both of their lives. Bruno was naive about many things, but nothing more than the situation he had to make the best of and live
Nonetheless, Bruno walks into the unknown one afternoon. He follows a fence until he sees a young boy sitting on the other side. The shoeless boy is wearing striped pajamas. Bruno quickly befriends the boy who introduces himself as Shmuel.
Bruno was devastated about leaving his friends at first. Then later on in the book he began to forget the names of his friends. Bruno had his new friend Shmuel so he began to forget the old. So it became easier to deal with. He never really understood the point of the help wearing striped pajamas because maria never wore striped pajamas so it didn't make sense. Bruno becoming friends with shmuel and going under the fence would be a consequence of choice. If his father never brought his family to the out-with house with him Bruno will still be alive. It could just be a guess but Bruno’s mother may not want to be with someone who “cause” her child’s death cause if he never brought them there she’d still have her son. The father began to see that the place wasn't a place for children but he realised that a little too late. He meant well by wanting to stay around his children. He just shouldn’t have ever brought children where people die everyday. Having his daughter believe that what he’s doing is 100% right. It didn’t seem like they felt any remorse to killing innocent babies and children. Throwing babies into fires it makes no sense.
He is a passive observer, until the final pages where war claims his life. Bruno is naïve, innocent, ignorant and deeply reliant on his family members, which becomes evident through his thoughts and conversations. Despite his location and his father being hand-picked by the ‘Fury’ (Bruno’s incorrect naming of the Führer - Adolf Hitler), Bruno makes statements such as, “Why are there so many people on that side of the fence?...And what are [they] doing there?” (115). He even remarks to his Jewish friend, Shmuel, who is imprisoned on the other side of the fence, “Don’t you wake up in the morning and feel like wearing something different? There must be something else in your wardrobe” (151). Such statements prove that Bruno has no understanding of why he, or the people in ‘pyjamas’, are there or what they are enduring. His use of ‘pyjamas’ to describe what the prisoners wear prove that Bruno does not understand the demoralising and appalling situation. In contrast, Ellie understands what is happening around her and actively participates in it. Although Bruno loses his life to war, it is apparent that his immersions are contrary to Ellie’s. Bruno is a naïve observer whereas Ellie is a committed contributor to the
Bruno, initially, has ignorance about everything going on in his life. For example, his dissatisfaction with leaving Berlin is demonstrated in many parts of the story. He is shown to the reader as being innocent, immature, and unable to give things a chance. On many occasions, Bruno complains about moving to “Out-With” (Auschwitz). He continually complains before even giving himself a chance to experience it. He was whining and being stubborn. To illustrate, in the novel, the author says, “Nothing, thought Bruno, not even the insects, would ever choose to stay at Out-With.