The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Opinion Essay “Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow” -Elie Wiesel. The Holocaust is a very common topic to read and to be taught about, especially in the form of fictional books. It is usually taught to make people remember what really happened in the past so that history doesn’t repeat itself. Often times, people tend to take the Holocaust, a topic that is despicable, not as seriously as it should be taken. It tends to be sugarcoated, or “fictionalized” to the point where it's just inappropriate. Sugarcoating serious matters, like the Holocaust, is surely not acceptable. An example of such intolerability is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was The book made it seem like he just walked through the camp, into the uniform barracks, and retrieved a uniform like it was no big deal. Again, if this were the 1940s, the Nazis would not allow this to happen, making the book even more unrealistic than it already was. In my opinion, the most major inadequacy in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is how John Boyne made Bruno so naïve for his age. He never really knew why Shmuel was on the other side of the fence. In the book, Bruno asked his sister, Gretel, “‘Are we Jews?’” (Boyne 182). This shows that Bruno had very little knowledge of what was really happening in Auschwitz and all around the world. Boyne had also made Bruno use a very shameful and inappropriate term in his book. Instead of “Auschwitz”, Bruno called it “Out-With”. After Boyne had added this term into his book, I felt as though he took Bruno’s naïvete way too far. John Boyne’s book, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, shouldn’t be used as a teaching tool for the Holocaust. It is far too inappropriate and disgraceful for such a grave topic. The Holocaust was full of atrocities. If you are teaching younger audiences about the Holocaust, in my opinion, you should adhere to basic age appropriate facts of what truly happened without minimizing or detracting from the cruelties that the victims
The overall storyline of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was the same, but in the movie there was a lot of detail lef tout. The movie is more basic and doesnt have as much detail about the characters feelings/emotions. Overall, Bruno learned that curiousity kills, and his family learned to be responsible and not take things
The major focus of the book focuses on reconstruction of the events this group of men participated in. According to Browning, the men of Police Battalion 101 were just that—ordinary. They were five hundred middle-aged, working-class men of German descent. A majority of these men were neither Nazi party members nor members of the S.S. They were also from Hamburg, which was a town that was one of the least occupied Nazi areas of Germany and, thus, were not as exposed to the Nazi regime. These men were not self-selected to be part of the order police, nor were they specially selected because of violent characteristics. These men were plucked from their normal lives, put into squads, and given the mission to kill Jews because they were the only people available for the task. “Even in the face of death the Jewish mothers did not separate from their children. Thus we tolerated the mothers taking their children to the ma...
One day when Shmuel gets sent to shine glasses at his house him and Bruno start talking. A soldier see them and Bruno told him he didn’t know who he was, and the soldier beats the boy, Bruno feels terrible and want to make it up to Shmuel. Bruno wants to understand why the life behind the fence is so awful and why Shmuel isn’t happy. Bruno thinks it’s not better, but interesting because there are other kids to play with. They form a strong bond that can't be broken by anything and it makes him realize that his friends in Berlin weren't as special as Shmuel is and their friendship. The two boys have been talking and have been friends for about a year and decide that Bruno wants to go on the other side of the fence to see what its like and help him find his papa.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a novel by John Boyne, it is from the point of view of a nine year old called Bruno growing up in World War 2 . He lived in Berlin, Germany with his parents and his sister, Gretel. His father is promoted to Commandant and his family moves to a place called Auschwitz. Bruno is lonely in Auschwitz, Bruno notices from his window what he believes to be a farm, little does he know that it is a concentration camp. Bruno displays very naive and innocent characteristics, he does not understand what is going on around him. Throughout this book there are many historical inaccuracies, after finding these flaws in the book it made the book very frustrating to read!
My book The Boy In The Striped Pajamas is a book by John Boyne, The main character, Bruno, is a strong willed nine year old, who is suspicious and oblivious to what’s going on, in his home country, Germany. World War II is in it’s peak at the time the book takes place, and his Father runs the legendary, for the wrong reasons, concentration camp, Auschwitz.In the book, Bruno becomes quite suspicious when he moves to a house overlooking “Out-With”, home of The Boy in The Striped Pajamas. At one point Boyne makes these passages to show his suspiciousness, “Bruno and Gretel see hundreds of people but there were so many huts… ‘Look over there.’ said Bruno, and Gretel followed the finger he was pointing, ‘Who are they?’ ” Boyne wanted to convey that Bruno and Gretel, his sister, are untrusting towards the people in the striped pajamas. Another suspicious passage is when Bruno points out: “Who decided which
Throughout history, the human race has had to go through many horrible things. Famines, diseases, and war have always been present where there are people. However, a great thing about people is that we try to learn from our mistakes. The Holocaust was a horrible time in history and it should not be forgotten. The individuals involved in this experience went through awful things and it is crucial that people learn about this harsh time. In order to prevent a massacre like this from ever happening again, we must continue to teach future generations about the severity of this time. Remembering and memorializing the Holocaust by Holocaust Museums, Holocaust Ceremonies, and Holocaust victims are great ways because each of them support and keep the Holocaust in our thoughts.
I believe that the novel "The boy in the striped Pyjamas" authored by John Boyne would be an excellent text for secondary school students, this is because I believe that the themes of human nature and friendship throughout a war will interest many people, and if these themes leave some readers disconsolate then they may enjoy the side of the novel which is about life inside of a concentration camp (Auschwitz). Throughout the novel as readers we learn about a boy named Bruno. At the age of nine growing up in Berlin, Germany, his father has been promoted to commandant, this meaning that Bruno and his family have to leave their home in Berlin and move to Auschwitz. Becoming bored with the new house, Bruno decides to explore, and discover the purpose
"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" explores the beauty of a child's innocence in a time of war:
A historical fiction fable by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas follows Bruno as he and his family move from their Berlin to “Out-With.” While there, Bruno meets a young boy of his age that makes him think that leaving everything behind wasn’t such a terrible mistake. However, their innocent and unlikely friendship results in dire consequences. In the novel, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne shows that even the most seemingly dreadful places, something unexpectedly beautiful can be found.
Imagine being a Jew during the Holocaust. Never knowing when or if you will be taken away to the camps. Going to bed in fear not knowing if you will wake up to the birds singing, or the sound of soldiers breaking down your door in the middle of the night. In “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” and “The Diary of a Young Girl” the characters seem to find a glimpse of light in the darkness. The characters are persistent, optimistic, and positive throughout the stories.
The Holocaust is an event that will live forever in infamy in the minds and hearts of everyone that knows its story and of the suffering the victims experienced. The victims of what was mainly Jewish descent were persecuted against by the Nazi regime Because of their anti-Semitic views that led to the largest and most famous Genocide in the history of mankind. The story of the Holocaust spread and was spread around the globe until over time a few facts became mixed or misinterpreted. These misinterpretations gave anti-Semitics and Neo-Nazis what they needed to stir up controversy on the subject to pull blame away from the Nazi Regime. These ideals are wrong but have led to debates over what is right and wrong on the subject and the people who tell the lies need to be proven wrong.
Everything is about perspective.Imagine abandoning your gorgeous house and moving into an opposite one? Bruno didn’t know that the house that they’re going was a camp for Jewish people during the holocaust. He’s stuck with his sibling and that’s Gretel that he isn’t a fan of. Therefore, what if your the solitary boy in the house besides soldiers and your father. Wouldn’t be boring? Subsequently you encounter someone, a boy, same age, but wearing striped pajamas. You'll be curious, right? That’s the life of Bruno, the young man in Auschwitz. One thing he didn’t recognize that from then one his life would be a roller coaster.
Thus, through the various distortions posed throughout The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne reveals many aspects of truth. Such distortions allow the author to evoke the audience’s emotion, portray the Holocaust to younger readers and communicate humans’ capacity for brutality and apathy. This is achieved by Boyne through the exaggeration of the innocence of Bruno, the misrepresented content of the novel as well as the distinctive voice of youth. Narrative, in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne, is therefore presented as a device that distorts aspects of truth in order to reveal. However, in the end, it is the choice of the reader as to whether they will consider the narrative to be a ‘fable’ which reveals a message or an actual source of knowledge and truth.
The Boy In the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is a historical fiction novel about a young boy named Bruno. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas takes place in 1942 at a Nazi Concentration camp in Auschwitz, Germany. During World War II, eight year old Bruno and his family leave Berlin to travel to a concentration camp where his father has just become commandant. Lonely, he wanders out behind his house one day and finds Shmuel, a young Jewish boy. People can use the power of friendship to cross boundaries of race, religion, and culture because sometimes the power of friendship can be the strongest thing to overcome, hate.
We cannot forget the Holocaust, we must remember everything about it. Not so we shall mourn or obsess, but so that we are aware. The story of the Holocaust and WWII is one shared my millions of people, different races, countries. The many sides of the story all teach us. We learn from our mistakes as well as others. New words and stages are developed, with every wound a stronger bandage is formed. We learn about the Holocaust to protect innocent people and better our own selves, so that the future may be brighter.