Boy in the Striped Pj's

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Stephanie Ann Cosenza 25 April 2012 Dr. David Carlson History 2314- Monday 7-10 pm Analytical Film Essay “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” The movie “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” is based on World War II times, and more importantly, the rise of Nazi Germany and concentration camps. Bruno, the young boy featured in this film, and his family are very well off because his father is a commander in the Nazi army. His family and he moved to Poland, leaving family and friends behind, so his father would be able to oversee the concentration camp a few short miles from their home. After making friends with a Jewish boy Shmuel, Bruno begins learning about the camp and that it in fact is not a farm like he thought. Throughout the film, there are scenes that foreshadow the events taking place in the camps. After spending much time sneaking out to see Shmuel, Bruno’s curiousness and adventurous ways get him stuck right in the heart of a concentration camp, with no way out. Up until this point, Bruno has no idea the brutality or really the truth of what is going on in his country. Yes, he knows his father is a soldier (as he refers to him), but he has no knowledge of what his father actually does. Bruno’s sister Gretel and he were very close at the beginning of this film. She enjoyed playing with her dolls, and they both got along very well. Once the family had moved to the new home in Poland, Bruno started realizing something was very different, and he was determined to find out everything he could. He was an adventurous one. The first thing that arose was the older man wearing “pajamas”. Bruno thought he was just too lazy to change into work clothes, but what he didn’t realize was that the older man was a concentration worker. (Herman, 15:02) He was even helped by this older man after a little accident with the tire swing. His mother was still determined
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