understand the Bible. An also well known source of stories were fairytales as the ones collected and written down by the brothers Grimm in the early 17th century. These fairytales were not exactely written for children as they were very brutal (e.g. Hansel and Gretel). With the change of industry and economy in the late 19th century children’s literature also started to change. It became fantastic and children‚ for whom it had become obligatory to go to school by this
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they don’t care that they are supposed to hate each other according to society. However‚ Bruno’s Mother and Father are less naïve and create their relationships based on what Germany and the Fury want rather than deciding as individuals. In the book‚ Gretel makes a very noticeable change from being an innocent child‚ like Bruno‚ to more of a refined level like Mother and Father. Bruno is a young and innocent nine-year-old who relies on his “gut” for knowledge. When he discovers Shmuel‚ he finds out
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’A tale of the innocence of youth and the disastrous consequences of a friendship across a divide ’ Waterstone ’s Books Quarterly ’An extraordinary book that made me feel increasingly chilled ’ TES ’The new The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night Time? ’ Heat ’Successful fiction captures the imagination‚ it allows us to live lives that are extraordinary to us. The story of Bruno and Shmuel within The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas does exactly that‚ through it we gain a fresh
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chambers. Gretel In the novel‚ Gretel is described as a spoilt‚ bumptious girl who considers herself superior to his younger brother‚ and takes pride in her age as well as her so-called “sophistication”. She is clearly a bully‚ constantly tormenting Bruno‚ earning the names “Hopeless Case” and "Trouble From Day One" by hogging the bathroom‚ accusing Bruno of abusing her doll collection‚ and encouraging her friends to also pick on her little brother. However‚ the naivety and ignorance of Gretel also
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Holocaust. Gretel‚ is a 12 year old girl‚ and is Bruno´s older sister; she is referred to as the “Helpless Case”. Bruno´s Mother is a stay at home mom and his Father is a Nazi lieutenant. Lt. Kotler is one of Bruno´s Fathers soldiers and The Fury is known as Hitler. The first scene of the book takes place at Berlin where Bruno first lives and the second scene takes place at Auschwitz which is where the concentration camp is. Bruno lives in a huge house with his parents‚ his sister Gretel and the
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The use of language in texts inspires emotional reactions in readers. A particular theme that impacts the reader is the World War II Holocaust when Germans killed the Jewish race. The holocaust is confronting as it demonstrates the horrors of war which conflicts with the values of the reader. From this point on many people acted and wanted equality throughout the world. One particular novel that has a deep effect on the reader is John Boyne’s novel‚ The Boy in
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The boy in the striped pyjamas You are Bruno. You just betrayed schmuel by lying to lieutant Kotler about the food. Write your thoughts. I am hearing the sound of a loud voice shouting as I turn around. The drumming of my heartbeat grows loud as I run away from the shouting. Then I froze. I don’t know what I did‚ I am feeling nervous. It feels like something’s coming to get me. My hands are starting to shake. I’m scared. Stomping into my room locking my door and trying to squash myself under
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the wood‚ and my hands slid up the banister. I ran to my mom’s office‚ and burst through the door. I stopped. I looked around and saw an envelope on the rustic‚ wooden desk. I jogged forward‚ and picked it up. On the backside it read: To Rose Hansel. Before I can do anything else‚ I hear the phone ring downstairs. I carry the envelope with me back through my house to the kitchen. I interrupt the ringing by picking up the phone. “Who’s this?” I ask. “Leave $100‚000 in cash‚ under the porch
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The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas By Kate M BEFORE READING 1. Examine the title of your novel. Why do you think the author might have chosen this title? What might the title suggest the genre‚ theme‚ characters and settings off this novel? The title of this novel makes me think that a boy in stripped pyjamas isn’t something that is usually seen and other people wonder why the boy wears the stripped pyjamas. I think this book will be about friendship and isolation. I think the main characters
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Islands‚ the Universe‚ Home by Gretel Ehrlich begins and ends at her ranch in Wyoming‚ but goes beyond‚ to the Islands off the California coast and to the mountains of Shinto temples in Japan‚ where Ehrlich made a pilgrimage. It was at the Sowell Collection here at Texas Tech where I would be able to do research on a successful author who has archived her work and journeys. Place and people play such a large role in these collections of essays. For Ehrlich‚ the many places she travels becomes her
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