Characters and Plot Elements in 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas'

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Characters and Plot Elements by Blake Everett 2nd Period 1. Bruno is the main character and narrator of the story. 2. Bruno is a nine year old boy who lives in Nazi Germany in the 1940s. He has brown hair and blue eyes with a skinny body. Bruno is small for his age. He wears nice clothing because his family is wealthy. 3. Bruno has an outgoing attitude and thinks highly of himself. He tries to impress adults with advanced vocabulary. He is respectful to his family and especially to his Dad who is a Waffen SS Commanding Officer. He is adventurous, loves to explore and build things. Bruno is unaware of the disturbing things going on around him. 4. Bruno is a young narrator so the story is told in his point of view which gives an unusual look at the war in Germany. Bruno moves from Berlin to Auchwitz where he meets a Jewish boy named Shmuel. The two boys become friends because there isn’t anyone else to play with there. This leads to a sad ending because Shmuel lives in a death camp which is not a safe place for Bruno. 5. Bruno is a static character because his personality doesn’t change at all. He remained adventurous and kept his outgoing attitude through the story. He lived in the dark about what was happening at the death camp from the beginning through the end. Bruno is a round character because he is a major character in the story. The author did a good job making Bruno seem like a real person that I would know. Bruno is a protagonist because he wants to help Shmuel find his father who is probably dead or at another camp. Exposition Rising Action: Bruno putting on striped pajamas and entering the camp Climax: The boys going into the Gas Chamber Resolution Inciting Action: Moving to Aushwitz and meeting Shumel Bruno & Shumel Aushwitz (Death Camp in Germany) The Boy in the Striped
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