Rothen Table of contents Introduction | 3 | Book report | 4 | Main characters | 5 | Themes | 7 | New book covers | 9 | Words and 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
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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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technology has taken away its beauty. People had stop reading books and rather watch a movie of it instead. I recently read and watched a short novel called “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. After I finished watching and reading the book I noticed many things. By reading the book you can experience imagination. Your brain goes to a whole different world trying to picture was is happening in the story. On the other hand‚ the movie doesn’t make you use your imagination because you can see it
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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 boy‚ Bruno‚ 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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After watching the film‚ The Great Gatsby (2013)‚ I feel like as if the movie and film correlates together well‚ especially when it comes to the characters. Each of the characters from the film were well-played actors—I felt like none of them were miscasts—and I wouldn’t change a thing about it if I was the director of the film. This film does a fantastic job with the visuals from the exciting parties Jay Gatsby threw at his mansion to the shocking emotional moment in which he was also killed by
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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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The Iliad verses Troy I n the movie it’s stated that Agamemnon brought the kings together for this war‚ which really isn’t true. Helen had many powerful suitors and her father was too afraid to pick one of them for her husband in fear of offending the others. Odysseus convinced him to make a contract with the other suitors that made them promise that should anything happen to Helen‚ the other kings would assist in getting her back. When Paris kidnapped Helen from Menelaus‚ they were bound to
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entirely different story. An example of this is present in The Power of One. A book about a young boys journey through his youth‚ is turned into a hollywood styles love story through the introduction of a character not mentioned in the book‚ Maria. Elements such as this changed the whole meaning and message of the book. The Power of One was an engrossing novel with beautiful themes‚ but it was butchered by the movie industry by the use of added characters‚ the removal of vital scenes‚ and plot
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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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