Garuda Di Dadaku Friendship

What were some of the similarities and differences between the 2 boys in Garuda di Dadaku? Why do you think they were still friends? Compare this to a situation you have seen like this in real life.

We have all had our fair share of friends, some real, some fake, some strong and some weak. Friendship is something that’s felt by everyone and anyone can feel. During Garuda di Dadaku we see a journey which tests the strong friendship of Bayu and Heri, two boys you wouldn’t expect to be friends. They show us that it doesn’t matter if you’re different, there is always someone out there to be your friend and stick by your side. Even when everything seems to be going wrong.
Bayu and Heri are a type of friendship which you wouldn’t expect, mostly
In this story young Bruno has moved to a countryside in Germany with his family. Their house is located near a prison camp for Jewish people waiting to be exterminated. One day Bruno is exploring the area around his house when he finds himself on the fence line of the camp, here he finds Shmuel a young poor boy who is stuck behind these bars. Bruno and Shumel form a friendship which breaks through the boundaries of differences. The reason I have chosen this film/book as something I have seen in real life is because, in both of these film there is something holding one of them back. In ‘The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas’ the bars of Shmuel’s camp hold him back from his dreams of being free and happy, In Garuda di Dadaku the Grandfather is acting like the bars. He is holding back Bayu from his dreams of playing soccer and being happy. Bayu and Shmuel are both discriminated on something about them that they can’t change, Shmuel is Jewish and is put in the camp for being who he is. Bayu is poor and teased by wealthy children of the fact that he hasn’t seen things of such value e.g. soccer balls. Both Bruno and Heri are the influences in helping their friends break the boundaries and help them to reach their