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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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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John Boyne’s novel‚ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas‚ concerns human brutality. Courage‚ loyalty and love‚ however‚ are more important as themes in the novel. Do you agree? John Boyne’s novel‚ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas‚ is a touching story‚ based on real events that have happened in the past. Although it concerns aspects of human brutality‚ in the end it shows us that courage‚ loyalty and love are far more important themes in this story. In this novel‚ examples of courage‚ loyalty and love are
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throughout literature about the Holocaust. Hitler and his struggle for power and dominance are infamous. Novels and films set in World War II often examine the issues of power in terms of race‚ age‚ gender and social class. One such novel is 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
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“The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas” is a story that takes us on an adventure back in time during the Holocaust about the friendship of two 9 year old boys; a German and a Jew. This story definitely left a place in my heart‚ and I truly loved the story because it gave me a chance to understand the feelings of both worlds‚ and it helped me understand the two VERY different lifestyles. After reading the novel and watching the movie‚ I personally liked both. Overall‚ the book was much better because of
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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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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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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 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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Phrases | 10 | Reflection | 11 | Film review | 12 | Interview | 14 | Song interpretation | 16 | Peer assessment | 18 | Vocabulary | 20 | Self evaluation | 22 | Introduction This portfolio documents my dealing with the book “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”‚ written by John Boyne‚ and the corresponding film‚ which was released in 2008. The reason I chose this particular material is the following: I saw the film before reading the book‚ which‚ as I see it‚ is not the right way to do
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