Relationship Between Bruno And Gretel
What caused John Boyne to write this particular book? Tip: If you don’t remember the class discussion, you can look online. (10 pts.)
“The starting point for the novel was the image of two boys divided by a fence,” he recalls. “I knew where the fence was, I knew it was a place no one should be, let alone two children, but I was interested in the journey that would bring them there, the conversations they would have and the necessary end I felt their story would reach
Describe the relationship between Bruno and Gretel? (15 pts.) At first in the story Bruno does not like Gretel and she doesn’t like him back. But as the story progresses they both gain respect, and trust for one another. but near the end they have ended up to pretty much …show more content…
Would it have been as effective if he’d used adults? Explain. (20 pts.)
I think that he used a kid because they don't really know what being grateful and how Bruno can't put two and two together to know that it's a camp and how there are prisoners there. And you can really tell how grateful shmuel is just to be eating something and to be alive. But if it was a grownup he could just leave out-with.
Explain how the mood and tone of this book change from beginning to end. You may reference your notes in your interactive student notebook. (50 pts.)
At first Bruno has all these friends and they have a good time. but as it goes through the story it has its highs and it has it lows but mostly lows. and by the end of the story Bruno dies and his parents and his sister are trying their hardest to look for them but they cant find him because they don't know he is dead. so it goes from haveing a great time with all your friends to mourning in pain because your son, baby, your brother just died, you died.
How has reading this book changed or shaped you as a person who is about to approach adulthood? Give reasons for your answer. (50
“The starting point for the novel was the image of two boys divided by a fence,” he recalls. “I knew where the fence was, I knew it was a place no one should be, let alone two children, but I was interested in the journey that would bring them there, the conversations they would have and the necessary end I felt their story would reach
Describe the relationship between Bruno and Gretel? (15 pts.) At first in the story Bruno does not like Gretel and she doesn’t like him back. But as the story progresses they both gain respect, and trust for one another. but near the end they have ended up to pretty much …show more content…
Would it have been as effective if he’d used adults? Explain. (20 pts.)
I think that he used a kid because they don't really know what being grateful and how Bruno can't put two and two together to know that it's a camp and how there are prisoners there. And you can really tell how grateful shmuel is just to be eating something and to be alive. But if it was a grownup he could just leave out-with.
Explain how the mood and tone of this book change from beginning to end. You may reference your notes in your interactive student notebook. (50 pts.)
At first Bruno has all these friends and they have a good time. but as it goes through the story it has its highs and it has it lows but mostly lows. and by the end of the story Bruno dies and his parents and his sister are trying their hardest to look for them but they cant find him because they don't know he is dead. so it goes from haveing a great time with all your friends to mourning in pain because your son, baby, your brother just died, you died.
How has reading this book changed or shaped you as a person who is about to approach adulthood? Give reasons for your answer. (50