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    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne. An Irish novelist‚ Boyne is acutely aware of the issues of power and dominance as he grew up during the time of The Troubles between the Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. Boyne uses the narrative conventions of style and characterisation in his poignant and moving novel to explore and expose the power relationships of race‚ gender‚ age‚ social status and politics in the novel. Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence: • Style - Point of view

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    Area of Study - Analysis Template 1. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2. Mark Herman 3. 2008 4. What does the text highlight about the concept of belonging? The film tells a story seen through the innocent eyes of a 8 year old boyBruno‚ who is unsure of his place in the world. The most evident concept of belonging is his hitch in his transition from childhood to adulthood. Throughout the film‚ he faces the conflict between accepting the harsh "Jew-killing" reality of the world or stay immersed

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    thinks that his father should get punished when he makes mistakes just like when he does. (p. 59) 3 - Bruno’s father took Maria to his house and gave her a job when Bruno was only 3 years old. He gave her everything what she needed: food‚ home and a job. First her mother worked for Bruno’s father family when his father was a little boy like him. She arranged all the clothes – washed them‚ ironed them and repaired them. Her mother stayed friendly with Bruno’s father family and received a small pension

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    Summary of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” The movie’s setting was in the Second World War wherein an 8-year-old boy named Bruno‚ together with his family move from Berlin to the countryside‚ after his father‚ Ralf‚ is promoted to commandant of a Nazi concentration camp. Bruno is limited to the front grounds of his family’s new home and craves friendship and adventure. He disobeys his parents by sneaking out and exploring through the woods to an remote‚ unguarded corner of the concentration camp

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    When I bought the book‚ The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne and started reading I did not expect much of it. I started out thinking that it was only a simple story about the Holocaust. As I read it‚ I felt increasingly involved by a friendship made possible by a nine year old German boy who’s innocence transcended racial and ideological barriers and proved that prejudice is not an inherent human trait. Everybody is a person with feelings so no matter their color‚ status‚ race‚ sex or

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    In the film ‘The Boy in Striped Pyjamas’ directed by Mark Herman‚ an important character who undergoes change throughout the movie is Elsa. Elsa is the mother of Bruno‚ the 9 year old main character‚ and the wife of Ralf‚ a commandant in the Nazi Secret Service during the time of the Holocaust. He is one of Hitler’s top officers‚ and gets given the position of commander of the Auschwitz concentration camp. At the start of the film‚ Elsa’s presentation is immaculate. She is well presented‚ tidy

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    The boy in the striped pyjamas John Boyne 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruno: This boy is the son of a Nazi who becomes the director of Auschwitz. Bruno is one of the two boys by the fence and the one where everything in the book goes about. Shmuel: The other of the two boys by the fence. This Jewish boy is locked in Auschwitz and becomes a good friend of Bruno. Gretel: The older sister of Bruno who

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    The novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne is a cautionary tale told through the eyes of nine year old Bruno. It is a story about an innocent friendship between two boys‚ one is the son of the commandant of a concentration camp in Poland and the other is a jew. The only thing between them is a fence that separates‚ but eventually interweaves their lives. it demonstrates how even in the most dreary and dark circumstances nothing stands in the way of true friendship and human kindness.

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    I am very distressed about living in this dreadful place. I absolutely hate it; I can’t believe we moved from the best house EVER!!! With 5 floors if you included the basement and the top floor with the window where if I stand on the end of my toes I could see the whole of Berlin‚ to this place which I’m pretty sure is the worst house ever. I miss Berlin so much but most of all I miss you and grandfather. This house is really small too‚ and I mean it is tiny! It only has 3 floors which means there

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    How has “The boy in the striped pyjamas” helped shape your understanding of belonging? Perceptions and ideas of belonging‚ or of not belonging‚ vary. These perceptions are shaped within personal‚ cultural‚ historical and social contexts. A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger world. People may consider aspects of belonging in terms of experiences and notions of identity‚ relationships‚ acceptance and understanding. Through

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