Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 1. What did you think of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas? What did you particularly appreciate? How did your emotions change during the course of the story? I thought the boy in the striped pyjamas was a sad, miserable, and wretched story but at the same time, it was the type of book that you just want to read and not put down. The way the Jewish were treated was horrible and for someone’s son and daughter to be so close to what was happening made it even worse. When I first read the book, Bruno annoyed me. He reminded me of a normal nine year old boy the way he asked so many questions and repeated everything so many times such as saying his sister was a “hopeless case” but once I had read half of the book, the middle of the book it became interesting as to find out that his dad was a soldier and what he did. Nothing could beat the emotions that were shown in the movie, even though the book had a great description, I thought the movie really brought out the characters especially towards the end. Nothing could beat the end scene. When Bruno and Schmuel were gassed, you didn’t really think it would have happened at the start especially to Bruno. How much emotion that was shown when they had to march it really captured my interest it was something that made my stomach churn but I just couldn’t help but watch. I particularly appreciated the way Bruno mispronounced some words for example Auschwitz as Out-with. It showed another meaning to the word, which I found motivating. 6. To what extent could you understand Bruno’s adoration of his father, and his struggle to come to terms with what he was discovering? Bruno adored his father because it was someone who he wanted to be like. Like most nine year old boys, he loved his father he thought he was strong and successful. In addition, he was kind of like head of the house and to according
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